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Equal Pay

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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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Reason Roundup

Biden's Plans To Fix the Pay Gap Won't Actually Help Women

Plus: A win for animal rights activists in Iowa, Republicans sue the CDC over air travel mask mandate, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.16.2022 9:31 AM

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Unintended Consequences

Great Moments in Unintended Consequences: Black Liquor Fuel, Billboard Bans, Gender Pay Gap (Vol. 4)

Good intentions, bad results.

Austin Bragg | 7.2.2021 10:00 AM

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Employment

How an Equal Pay Law in Colorado Is Backfiring

Major companies tell Colorado workers they need not apply.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.21.2021 4:15 PM

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Kamala Harris

The Foolish Economic Agenda of Kamala Harris

Another bad idea from the Democratic presidential hopeful.

Veronique de Rugy | 5.30.2019 12:01 AM

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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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Brickbats

Brickbat: Prying Eyes

Charles Oliver | 4.23.2018 4:00 AM

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Donald Trump

What We Saw at Women's March on Washington

500,000 people turned out because they see Donald Trump as a threat to social progress.

Todd Krainin and Joshua Swain | 1.21.2017 8:15 PM

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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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Election 2016

'Women's Issues' Dominate In 2016 Presidential-Campaign Ads

Equal pay, abortion, and other issues concerning sex and gender are all over TV this election.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.25.2016 3:00 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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