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Key Facts FROM Restaurant Opportunities Center United (ROC UNITED) & HART RESEARCH on SUrvey of Women Fast Food Workers
71% of restaurant servers nationwide are women, making an average of $15,814 a year.
40% of women in the fast food industry have experienced unwanted sexual behaviors on the job, including 28% who have experienced multiple forms of harassment.
Women, particularly minority women, are often placed in jobs with lower status and are more likely to be hired for lower-paying segments like quick-serve and family-style than for higher-paying segments like fine dining.
Women of color are especially likely to experience negative consequences in response to talking to their employer about unwanted sexual attention. 34% of African-American women and 26% of Latinas report at least one negative action, compared with 17% of white women.
INDUSTRY NEWS
Source: Eater
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Photograph: Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images
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