Black Women – Get paid more
White Women – Get paid less
The average earnings of black women in Britain are now higher than their white counterparts, according to government statistics.
In a landmark social development that suggests the erosion of a long-standing racial barrier, the figures show “black Caribbean” women earned on average £462 a week – 6% more than white women – in the three months to October this year.
That is a reversal of the previous year’s figures, when white women earned more than 7% above their black counterparts. The figures show that black women’s earnings overtook those of white women in the first three months of 2008 and the pay gap has increased gradually since then.
The data were gathered for The Sunday Times by the Office for National Statistics. They are based on the labour force survey, the most authoritative and up-to-date study of pay and conditions.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/article5162672.ece
