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7 Facts That Show Women Are Not Victims of Pay Discrimination

Amanda Prestigiacomo

The so-called “gender pay gap” suggests that women are paid 78 cents for every dollar earned by men doing the same work. The broad, average incomes of men and women are compared without factoring in variables like job choice and hours worked total. Still, women are painted as victims of “the patriarchy” for no other reason than having a uterus.

But this is false. Women are not discriminated against when it comes to pay—not even a little bit.

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