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On Tuesday, members of of the U.S. National Women's Soccer team, pictured at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, marked Equity Pay Day in a panel discussion with Vice President Kamala Harris. Fernando Vergara/AP hide caption

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Economy

On Equal Pay Day, women are trying to make a dollar out of 83 cents

March 16, 2022 • It took women working year round full-time jobs 74 extra days to earn what men did in 2021. And the data is worse for women of color, who are disproportionately employed in low-wage jobs.

As Hollywood Stars Can Attest, It's Good To Be A Man On Payday

On Equal Pay Day, President Obama marks the designation of a women's equality national monument. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

As Hollywood Stars Can Attest, It's Good To Be A Man On Payday

April 12, 2016 • Economic data show that men still make a dollar for every 79 cents a woman earns. A half-century ago, that figure was just 59 cents. So, much progress has been made, but a large wage gap persists.

President Obama, pictured here with Lilly Ledbetter, and congressional Democrats are working the equal pay issue hard in a midterm election year when they will need as many women to vote as possible. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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It's All Politics

5 Takeaways From The Equal Pay Debate

April 11, 2014 • While Republicans launched some effective counterattacks on the equal pay issue, keep in mind the White House is making a political case to voters — not a statistical argument to economists.