Earnings of white, Puerto Rican, and black female graduates of a New York City
vocational school are analyzed for a period of five years after graduation. Puerto
Rican and black graduates who complete the same curriculum as whites earn
considerably less upon entry into the labor market and thereafter for the next five
years. Factors affecting these differences are analyzed. The findings cast doubt on
the theory that equalizing training and education of whites and blacks will
automatically result in equal job opportunities.
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