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On International Women’s Day, Close in Gender Wage Gap Does Not Mean Progress

A new fact sheet released today by the Institute of Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows that in 2011 women earned 17.8 percent less than men for a week of full-time work, a decrease of one percentage point since 2010 and the smallest wage gap seen since 1970.

By IWPR|2012-03-08T00:00:00-05:00March 8, 2012|Press Releases|Comments Off on On International Women’s Day, Close in Gender Wage Gap Does Not Mean Progress