▁white ▁men . ▁For ▁example , ▁minor ity ▁women ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁was ▁ 1 3 . 3 ▁percent ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁compared ▁with ▁the ▁ 7 . 8 ▁percent ▁rate ▁of ▁their ▁white ▁counter parts . ▁The ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁for ▁female ▁minor ity ▁te en agers ▁was ▁ 3 9 . 0 ▁percent ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁ 4 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁employed ▁minor ity ▁women ▁were ▁in ▁white ▁col lar ▁jobs , ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁ 6 6 ▁percent ▁of ▁employed ▁white ▁women . ▁About ▁ 2 3 ▁percent ▁of ▁white ▁women ▁were ▁working ▁in ▁higher ▁pay ing , ▁professional - techn ical , ▁and ▁manager ial ▁positions , ▁compared ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 8 ▁percent ▁of ▁minor ity ▁women . ▁Six teen ▁percent ▁of ▁minor ity ▁women ▁occupied ▁lower ▁pay ing ▁care ers ▁( e . g ., ▁assemb lers , ▁inspect ors , ▁sem isk illed ▁factory ▁workers ) ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁white ▁women . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁the ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁all ▁white ▁families ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁was ▁about ▁$ 1 5 , 6 2 0 . ▁For ▁families ▁head ed ▁by ▁women , ▁the ▁median ▁income ▁was ▁$ 8 , 2 2 6 ▁for ▁whites ▁and ▁$ 5 , 1 4 0 ▁for ▁minor ities . ▁Minor ity ▁women ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁support ▁system