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Why the Gender Wage Gap Persists

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In the past quarter century, the gap between what men and women are paid, has narrowed by only 8 cents. Women nationally now earn about 82 cents for every dollar a man earns and wage discrimination is even worse for women of color. We’ll talk with Francesca Donner, gender director for the New York Times, about why the wage gap continues to exist and what can be done to change it.

 

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Francesca Donner, gender director and editor, In Her Words, New York Times

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