“If we put value on equality and fairness, racial and gender wage inequalities represent a key failing in the economy,” Connecticut College associate professor Mark Stelzner says. Research by Stelzner and WorkRise research director Kate Bahn looks at the persistent wage disparities between similar workers of different races, ethnicities, and genders. The analysis finds a larger wage penalty for women workers who are Latina or Black and highlights how employers’ profit-maximizing strategies can reinforce racism and misogynistic views by creating wage differences and rewarding discriminating firms.