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Originally posted by AKA_Monet
I think, again just my opinion, that there are some folks that work two jobs to live the "fabulously broke lifestyle"--like Suze Orman's books says...
Then there are those that have to work 2 jobs to support their family, because they do not get any support from anywhere else.
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@ your first paragraph: That goes for the average American, regardless of race or gender. But, you are correct in that it has a differential impact on women, blacks, and Hispanics because of the wage gap (which is fueled by persisting gender and race inequality).
Regardless of the "fabulously broke lifestyle hypothesis" and the "maybe these black women are single mothers hypothesis," the main point is that black women are more likely to be in the labor force AND to work 2 jobs for wage gap reasons.
Because blacks and Hispanics are disproportionately poor, they are least likely to receive support from "somewhere else." This is compounded by gender and is reflected in black women's greater "need" to be in the laborforce and to have more than one job.