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Women's Rights & Issues

eppur_se_muova

(42,528 posts) Wed Jun 18, 2025, 02:42 AM Jun 2025

The wage gap, explained.

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The wage gap, explained. (Original Post) eppur_se_muova Jun 2025 OP

🤔🙄😒 mwmisses4289 Jun 2025 #1

that's pretty much it Skittles Jun 2025 #2

Naw dlilafae Jun 2025 #3

Oh, yeah--now I get it. Timeflyer Jun 2025 #4

Bad Examples North Coast Lawyer Jun 2025 #5

mwmisses4289

(4,747 posts)

1. 🤔🙄😒

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Wed Jun 18, 2025, 02:47 AM

Jun 2025

Skittles

(172,911 posts)

2. that's pretty much it

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Wed Jun 18, 2025, 04:37 AM

Jun 2025

yes indeed

dlilafae

(490 posts)

3. Naw

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Wed Jun 18, 2025, 07:07 AM

Jun 2025

don't think that's quite it. Dig a little deeper.

Timeflyer

(3,796 posts)

4. Oh, yeah--now I get it.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Wed Jun 18, 2025, 08:46 AM

Jun 2025

North Coast Lawyer

(266 posts)

5. Bad Examples

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Thu Jun 19, 2025, 01:37 PM

Jun 2025

At the highest levels men may still earn more. However, at lower levels young women are now out earning young men. Young men struggling to make anything approaching a livable wage should get at least as much attention as female CEOs wanting to make another million or two.

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