▁whereas , ▁compared ▁to ▁ 1 1 . 7 ▁years ▁of ▁minor ity ▁women ▁who ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁range ▁of ▁age . ▁In ▁continu ation ▁of ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁ 6 4 ▁percent ▁of ▁minor ity ▁women ▁workers ▁had ▁graduated ▁from ▁high ▁school . ▁This ▁included ▁ 1 2 ▁percent ▁of ▁women ▁who ▁had ▁completed ▁four ▁or ▁more ▁years ▁of ▁college . ▁However , ▁minor ity ▁women ▁with ▁high ▁school ▁or ▁higher ▁education ▁levels ▁still ▁received ▁lower ▁sal aries ▁than ▁educated ▁white ▁women ▁and ▁lower ▁sal aries ▁than ▁minor ity ▁and ▁white ▁men ▁with ▁much ▁less ▁education .[ 5 ] ▁ ▁Emp loyment ▁▁ ▁Minor ity ▁women ▁rank ▁below ▁minor ity ▁men ▁and ▁white ▁men . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Labor ▁Statistics ▁data ▁shows ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁the ▁average ▁minor ity ▁female ▁worker ▁earned ▁ 2 6 ▁percent ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁average ▁minor ity ▁male , ▁and ▁ 4 3 ▁percent ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁average ▁white ▁male . ▁These ▁statistics ▁are ▁pre val ent ▁to ▁minor ity ▁women ▁since ▁ 2 8 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 . 5 ▁million ▁families ▁are ▁head ed ▁by ▁women . ▁One - third ▁of ▁all ▁families ▁head ed ▁by ▁women ▁are ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁level . ▁This ▁is ▁seen ▁more ▁through ▁Black ▁and ▁His pan ic ▁families . ▁ ▁Un emp loyment ▁rates ▁for ▁minor ity ▁women ▁are ▁consider ably ▁higher ▁than ▁those ▁for ▁white ▁women ▁and ▁minor ity ▁and