Low-Paying Congressional Jobs Lend To Less Diverse Workplace
Newsy
Low pay for congressional staff sometimes shuts out many people of color and people who don't come from privileged backgrounds.
The Instagram account Dear White Staffers is a popular meme page geared toward people of color working on Capitol Hill and in government agencies.
In recent weeks, however, it's become a forum for staffers to anonymously share stories about issues they have faced working for specific members of Congress. And it could have a real impact on both the conditions congressional staff deal with and changing who gets to work in Congress.
Earlier this month, a group of congressional staffers announced an unprecedented effort to unionize. This is the byproduct of years of work done by people who haven't been well paid in an environment that still isn't especially diverse.
