Gender Inequality

The simple reason for the gender pay gap: work done by women is still valued less

People carry bags reading 'equal pay day' during a protest a day before International Women's Day

Equal pay for equal work? Not yet Image: REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

Stéphanie Thomson
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 Gender breakdown of top 10 highest-paid jobs in the US
  Gender breakdown of top 10 lowest-paid jobs in the US
 The gender wage gap in some of the highest-paying jobs
  Gender breakdown and difference in pay between janitors and housekeepers
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