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5. The article neglects to mention that the only

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 10:01 PM

Apr 2015

workplaces in America where women are paid equal to men are government jobs. It is the private sector that perpetuates and exacerbates this problem.

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Women Are Poorer Than Men In Every State [View all] DonViejo Apr 2015 OP

Very important issue. Thanks for posting. appalachiablue Apr 2015 #1

They keep us poor so we'll put up with wretched marriages to them. Warpy Apr 2015 #2

Who is the they? Yupster Apr 2015 #3

One person supporting two or three kids doing unskilled labor is TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #11

I wish the author would have delved more into this: TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #4

I think part of it is that madville Apr 2015 #7

I think single motherhood Yupster Apr 2015 #8

Oh, yes. leftyladyfrommo Apr 2015 #13

Women Can Do All of Those Sparhawk60 Apr 2015 #10

The article neglects to mention that the only iemitsu Apr 2015 #5

Funny how that little detail is overlooked Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #9

I have a little experience in this subject Yupster Apr 2015 #12

Yes, those differences do exist in school systems and iemitsu Apr 2015 #14

Not always IBEWVET Apr 2015 #15

Of course, how did I forget about union workplaces. iemitsu Apr 2015 #16

I'm doing my part... FrodosPet Apr 2015 #6