Black women earn $1m less than white men over lifetime, study finds

Black women in the US earn almost $1m (£820,000) less on average than a white man over a 40-year career, according to a new report.The typical black woman in full-time employment is paid only 61 cents (50p) for every dollar (82p) earned by white, non-Hispanic men, according to a study by the National Women’s Law Centre.