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AANHPI Women in Healthcare Remain Undervalued and Underpaid

by Josie Hwang, Tori Coan | Apr 8, 2026 | Fair Pay

The wage gap extends to AANHPI women in healthcare, where, despite AANHPI women playing an essential role within the industry, their work is undervalued regardless of education level and especially in fields where they are overrepresented.

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Virginia’s Passage of Paid Sick Days and Paid Safe Leave Shows Commitment to Working People

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AANHPI Women in Healthcare Remain Undervalued and Underpaid

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AANHPI Women in Healthcare Remain Undervalued and Underpaid

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Virginia’s Passage of Paid Sick Days and Paid Safe Leave Shows Commitment to Working People

New Analysis: Blocking Paid Sick Leave Is Blocking Black Women’s Progress

NPWF Celebrates Virginia Becoming the 15th State and First in the South to Pass Paid Family and Medical Leave

AANHPI Women in Healthcare Remain Undervalued and Underpaid

A Win on and off the Court: the WNBA Union’s New CBA

Women Are Back in the Labor Force. The Good News Ends There. | Jobs Day April 2026

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