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Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):

mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io ("mekka okereke :verified:") wrote:

This graph is making the rounds again on other social media sites. It begs the question "Why do men pay off their student loans, but women can't/won't?"

It's not Black history month, but you already know the answer!

Black women are forced to borrow more for their education. Then Black women are paid less when they graduate, even for the same degree.

A disproportionate amount of the $1.7 Trillion of loan debt (not a typo. Trillion. With a "T.") is held by Black women that did everything right)

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• The graph showing the rate of student loan repayment by women and men. The men's graph shows that men have paid off about 70% of the amount that they borrowed after about 10 years whereas women have paid off only about 10%. (remote)