Despite decades of effort to achieve better pay equity and equal opportunity in the workplace, the gender pay gap remains a complex and ongoing challenge in the United States. This is one of the most pernicious problems in the American economy because it’s forcing half the population to be underpaid at work and under-resourced in investing for the future.
According to recent data from the Pew Research Center, American women get paid about $0.82 for every $1 that men get paid, or about 18% less. But the gender pay gap is not just an issue for big corporations. It’s rearing its head in the world of small business and self-employment, too.
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