Saturday, February 8, 2014

‘Williams,’ the Princess and the Gender Pay Gap

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A few days ago, New York Times columnist Charles B. Blow tackled the issue of the gender pay gap as informed by gender stereotypes and gender bias. Here's a quote:

A 2012 study by the Institute for Women's Policy Research found that, while the pay gap varied by occupation, "Women's median earnings are lower than men's in nearly all occupations, whether they work in occupations predominantly done by women, occupations predominantly done by men, or occupations with a more even mix of men and women."

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