Income Inequality and the Fight over Wealth Distribution

by Elliott Smith

Overview

In America, the amount of money people earn for doing the same job isn't always equal. The United States only recently made it illegal to pay men more than women for the same job, and the country's history of racism has created big wealth gaps between white and Black people that persist in the twenty-first century. Learn how income inequality originated, why it is a problem, and the ways people are fighting for an equal playing field.

Read Woke™ Books are created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian. Inspired by a belief that knowledge is power, Read Woke Books seek to amplify the voices of people of the global majority (people who are of African, Arab, Asian, and Latin American descent and identify as not white), provide information about groups that have been disenfranchised, share perspectives of people who have been underrepresented or oppressed, challenge social norms and disrupt the status quo, and encourage readers to take action in their community.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728434629
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2021
Series:	Issues in Action (Read Woke T Books)
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	21 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Elliott Smith is a writer and editor based in Falls Church, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Equal Playing Field 4

Chapter 1 Few vs. Many 7

Chapter 2 Gender Gap 11

Chapter 3 Color of Money 15

Chapter 4 Closing the Gap 20

Take Action 24

Timeline 26

Glossary 28

Source Notes 29

Read Woke Reading List 30

Index 31

Editorial Reviews

"This series is perfect for classroom discussions on social justice."—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

11/01/2021

Gr 3–6—This series tackles issues including mass incarceration, gun violence, immigration, and police brutality. Each book opens with a personal letter from series executive editor Cicely Lewis that contains a little bit of the backstory in the creation of the book and what she wants readers to gain from it. The series is visually appealing and uses small text boxes to provide more information about the pictures included. Each book contains reflection points, take action segments, a time line of events, source notes, a list of suggested reading titles, an index, and a glossary of terms. VERDICT This series is perfect for classroom discussions on social justice.

School Library Journal