Black Women Push for Equal Pay, Opportunities at Nonprofits

(from the Washington Post) Concerns about bias in the workplace, both for- and nonprofit, have been prompting more employees to voice their frustrations and advocate for change. Black women report experiencing the most discrimination in the nonprofit sector, citing lower pay, being overlooked for jobs and promotions, lack of mentorship, dealing with assumptions that they are underqualified and being stereotyped as “angry Black women.” The majority of nonprofit leaders and board members are White, and often perceive themselves as society’s do-gooders. “The nonprofit sector often gets away without challenge because there’s a mind-set that we’re helping," said one advocate. How might things change? Some say a key component of creating more equitable nonprofit workplaces will be diversifying boards and senior leadership.

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