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Pay Gap

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Pay Gap

Could the Gender Pay Gap Actually Be A Sign That Women Prioritize Socially Valuable Careers?

A recent report from The Wall Street Journal analyzes data from early-career college graduates, finding that a gender pay gap starts early.

Emma Camp | 8.10.2022 3:20 PM

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Pay Gap

The British Government Forced Universities to Narrow The Gender Pay Gap. This Made It Worse.

British universities thought they'd found the formula that would roll back discrimination. Instead, the pay gap widened.

Stephanie Murray | 6.23.2020 12:55 PM

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Economics

Does Capitalism Help or Hurt Women?

The economics of women and work.

Veronique de Rugy | 9.19.2019 12:01 AM

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Sports

The U.S. Soccer 'Pay Gap' Is About More Than Just Sexism

The U.S. women's soccer team deserves better, but mandating equal pay isn't the answer.

Eric Boehm | 7.10.2019 5:35 PM

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Pay Gap

Kamala Harris Wants to Force Companies to Report Pay Data to the Federal Government—and Fine Them If They Don't Offer Equal Pay

It's a one-size-fits-all solution to a complex issue.

Peter Suderman | 5.21.2019 1:13 PM

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Reason Roundup

Bad Math and Worse Policy Ideas on Equal Pay Day

Plus: closing the border is bad for U.S. "profits" and Jesse Singal on left-wing identitarianism.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.2.2019 9:30 AM

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Women

There's a New Wage-Gap Myth Going Around and It Makes Women's Work Life Look Grim

But don't believe the dire diagnosis. New research shows a mixed bag of pay patterns for women-and men-over the past 50 years.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.4.2018 10:50 AM

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Equal Pay

'Equal Pay for Equal Work?' We're Almost There

In a 33-country study, the pay gap between men and women working the same jobs was just 1.6 percent.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.13.2016 3:45 PM

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Gender

Virtually No Gender Pay Gap at Amazon

Female employees at Amazon earn 99.9 cents for every dollar men in the same positions make.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.24.2016 11:05 AM

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Gender

5 Quick Facts About the Gender Pay Gap

Do women still earn just 79 percent of every dollar men make? A look at what's really going on with the gender wage gap

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.23.2016 8:05 AM

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