Leading the Way with Christine Vergari

EXPLAINED: Why Women are Paid Less

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“When someone mentions the pay gap, you often hear another phrase as well: equal pay for equal work. That makes it sound like women are paid less for doing the same job as men, which means women are paid less just for being women. There’s a word for that: discrimination. But a huge body of research from many countries shows that overt pay discrimination only potentially explains a small part of the gender pay gap…so, if it’s not about discrimination, why are women around the world paid so much less than men?”

Vox: What People Miss About the Gender Pay Gap

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“For the millions of women in jobs that demand very specific hours, the wage gap is larger than for women in jobs with more flexible hours.”