Income Inequality and the Fight over Wealth Distribution (Issues in Action

Issues in Action / Debates en Marcha (Read Woke ™ Books)

by Elliott Smith

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.

32 pages, Library Binding

Published August 1, 2021

Reviews

[Zayd Tarjuman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good book for kids to learn about inequality of income. It talks about how people get more or less money depending on their sex and race. It also talks about all the movements and laws made that changed the income of the men and women, black and white. I think that this is a good book for young readers to learn about income inequality.

[Vannessa Anderson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Income Inequility and the Fight Over Wealth Distribution was well written and factual. I give it two stars because, to me, it’s a pity party book.