Today is Black Women's Equal Pay Day, an annual day of action bringing attention to the wage gap experienced by black women in the United States.

This comes as new research shows recent policy, as well as societal factors have worked to make it even harder for some communities to be financially stable.

For more on this, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan spoke with Deborah Vagins, National Campaign Director and Director of Equal Pay Today for Equal Rights Advocates.