A comprehensive report by the Black Women’s Roundtable, a nonprofit that seeks equitable public policy, details the multitude of disparities faced by black women living, working and raising families in the United States. The report assessed conditions of black women in areas of health, education, labor force participation, wages, retirement security, safety, civic engagement and more.
The report’s findings include:
- Maternal mortality is especially high among black women, who are three times more likely to die in childbirth than white women. ...