I covered the fashion shows for almost a decade,where I could count the number of black women in the front row on one fingerWhen I was 22 I got my dream job offer: to work as an assistant at a major American fashion magazine. I was going to be independent and, I sang to myself, or working with the most creative people in the world. And then I met my prospective boss.“So your annual salary will be $17000 (£13000),” she said breezily. The average salary in original York at that point was just under $50000 (£38000).
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Source: guardian.co.uk