“Women earn 79 cents for every dollar a man makes.” Factually correct, but that doesn’t reflect the complexity of the problem. Sarah Kliff explains:
More:
“The truth about the gender wage gap,” Sarah Kliff, Vox
“Dynamics of the Gender Gap for Young Professionals in the Financial and Corporate Sectors,” Marianne Bertrand, Claudia Goldin, and Lawrence F. Katz, American Economic Journal [pdf]
“Pay Equity & Discrimination,” Institute for Women’s Policy Research
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