mekka okereke Jul 14, 2023

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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@mekkaokereke why not disaggregate the chart by race?

Edit: My point is that the op ignores the denominator -- that is, that black women comprise ~10.9-14.7% of female college students (depending on degree attained -- see http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=72 ). The difference in repayment between men and women is not solely or predominantly due to black women's debt.. Absent a lot of context, the graph doesn't tell us much at all.

Fast Facts: Degrees conferred by race/ethnicity and sex (72)

The NCES Fast Facts Tool provides quick answers to many education questions (National Center for Education Statistics). Get answers on Early Childhood Education, Elementary and Secondary Education and Higher Education here.

Jul 15, 2023 at 10:50pmWeb