Minority women face barriers to building wealth

A new study in wealth accumulation reveals a direct link between race and level of wealth, with African American women ranking way below white women. The Insight Center for Community Economic Development shows that the average single white woman has about $4,100 in assets while the average African American woman has saved only $100.

We talk with Dartmouth economics professor, Ella Edmondson Bell and Esther Bush, the president and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh about the study’s findings, and possible solutions to our nation’s racially driven wealth disparity.