#wage-inequality

#wage-inequality

When California cities were divided into three geographic regions - Southern California, the Bay Area, and anything inland - the most challenges were often found far from the coast. The average national ranking of the six inland cities was 39th worst for distress, the most troubled grade among the state's slices.

She'd cooked breakfast and lunch for her two children and for her husband, who works as a taxi driver. Her daughter had an event at college for which she had to wear a sari. She needed her mother's help to get dressed. It took longer than they'd both expected. Meenakshi knew she was running late, so she skipped breakfast and rushed to work.