Ever wonder why corporations trumpet “diversity initiatives” while Black women shoulder 91% of all job losses?
April’s employment data just exposed a brutal truth: 106,000 Black women lost their jobs in a single month, while white women’s employment remained untouched.
This isn’t an anomaly, it’s American economics functioning exactly as designed.
The $220 Billion Question No One’s Asking
Q: What happens when the most credential-rich talent pool in America is systemically devalued?
A: A $220 billion annual wage gap.
Corporate America is playing a shell game: Demanding Black women obtain more credentials, paying them 67 cents on the dollar compared to white men, then pushing them out first whenever uncertainty hits.
The math is devastating. Our preliminary research analysis reveals Black women experience unemployment stretches averaging 19 months while providing more than 75% of their household incomes.
This isn’t just economics, it’s wealth extraction disguised as meritocracy.
“Impossible Standards” Just Got a Price Tag
When the Boston Globe reported Dr. Claudine Gay’s Harvard salary was 30% lower than her predecessor’s—before her forced resignation—they unwittingly revealed a playbook that runs from the ivory tower to the factory floor:
Underpay. Overscrutinize. Eliminate first.
If Harvard can’t solve this equation, what chance does corporate America have?
Your DEIB Strategy Isn’t Failing, It’s Working Exactly As Designed
Bold truth: Most diversity initiatives aren’t designed to succeed.
They’re structured to check compliance boxes while preserving existing power dynamics. Real change requires dismantling systems, not adding Juneteenth to your calendar.
The organizations thriving five years from now won’t be those with the prettiest belonging statements; they’ll be those brave enough to examine how their fundamental operations produce exactly the outcomes we’re seeing.
Three Power Moves for This Economic Moment
Want to be on the right side of this economic inflection point?
- Decode the system: Book our Structural Power Audit to identify precisely where your organization’s processes are producing racialized outcomes (whether intentional or not)
- Protect your economic power: Schedule a 1:1 Strategic Immunity Session to develop personalized protection strategies against economic volatility (limited spots available)
- Join the vanguard: Contribute to our groundbreaking research mapping Black women’s economic resilience strategies and organizational interventions that actually work
This Isn’t Just About Justice—It’s About Power
Our grandmothers didn’t overcome by hoping for better treatment. They built strategic networks, alternate economies, and collective leverage.
The most valuable asset in uncertain times isn’t hope—it’s strategy.
Join us in building economic immunity against systems designed to extract your value while minimizing your worth.
Because in a world where 106,000 of America’s most brilliant women can lose their jobs in 30 days, credentials alone won’t save you.
Strategic power will.