'It's literally my hustle that pays the bills': A Chicago woman says more needs to be done to level the playing and paying field

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'It's literally my hustle that pays the bills': A Chicago woman says more needs to be done to level the playing and paying field
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'The position I have, in more established not for profits that are not community based, I've seen someone make about $80,000 to $100,000 a year to the level of my qualifications.'

, two and a half months into the new year to earn as much as the average man made last year.

"Being underpaid doesn't necessarily mean that you're not employed and people will willingly take two, three jobs to make up that wage gap.""The position I have, in more established not for profits that are not community based, I've seen someone make about $80,000 to $100,000 a year to the level of my qualifications."

Garcia isn't alone. According to the National Committee on Pay Equity, the wage gap is the widest for Latina women, who make 57 cents to the dollar of a white man.Cherita Ellens is the president and CEO of Women Employed, an advocacy organization working to close the economic gap for women and eliminate barriers to economic equity.

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