The statistics are clear: Black women in the American workforce are typically paid 62 cents on the dollar compared with white, non-Hispanic men. It’s a harsh reality to face on paper; it’s even harder in real life—especially when you uncover it by accident. In our inaugural episode, engineer Aja reflects on her heartbreaking discovery that a white male co-worker made an entire salary more than her for the exact same job—which she had been doing longer. But the biggest toll? Psychological. In The Gap host and producer Chandra Thomas Whitfield also reflects on what to expect from this, her inaugural podcast series.

To view a full transcript of this episode, visit www.inthesetimes.com/inthegap.

In The Gap was created with the support of the Leonard C. Goodman Institute for Investigative Reporting and In These Times magazine.

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Center for American Progress researcher Jocelyn Frye reflects on how the gender pay gap and gender pay discrimination persists today—and its historic roots, from slavery to segregation.

To view a full transcript of this episode, visit www.inthesetimes.com/inthegap.

In The Gap was created with the support of the Leonard C. Goodman Institute for Investigative Reporting and In These Times magazine.

Contact the show at podcast@inthesetimes.com.

Working mothers, especially Black mothers, face systemic disadvantages in the workplace more often than their childless female counterparts—in terms of pay, perceived competence, benefits and opportunities for advancement. In this episode, mom and nonprofit worker Brandyn shares her heart-wrenching experience of not one, but two, incidents of what she believes was pregnancy discrimination—with two different employers—during the same debilitating high-risk pregnancy.

To view a full transcript of this episode, visit www.inthesetimes.com/inthegap.

In The Gap was created with the support of the Leonard C. Goodman Institute for Investigative Reporting and In These Times magazine.

Contact the show at podcast@inthesetimes.com.