Throughout my career, I was often not only the sole Latina in the room but also the most underpaid person in that room as well. In my first job after grad school, for example, I found out that I was making significantly less than my white male coworker, even though we had the same role and I repeatedly got better performance reviews. After asking for a raise, I was told to wait six months and when I finally received a raise, I was still earning less than my colleague. It took a total of three merit increases for me to finally receive equal compensation.
