Mariko Chang, a member of the Experts of Color Network, released a study on wealth disparities by gender, race, age, education, marital and parental status. The study was featured in a Salon.com story by Sean McElwee.
Adding a racial lens to the data (viewed in the chart above) also produces stark divergences: the median black woman has $200 in wealth, the median white man: $28,900. Age also matters: The data suggest millennial (18-34) women, of all races, have $0 in wealth. That leaves very little buffer from an unexpected job loss or medical emergency (made even more likely by the conservative war against access to healthcare, for instance their refusal to expand Medicaid, which primarily harms people of color).
