EOD Roundup
EOD Roundup: Today is Equal Pay Day!
6:30 pm, April 9th | by Colette McIntyre
In today’s EOD roundup, it’s Equal Pay Day! Breaking News: the gender wage gap still exists!
Why Gender Pay Discrimination Deniers Are Completely Wrong
7:04 pm, April 17th | by Amy Tennery
When a Wisconsin state senator suggested earlier this month that the gender pay gap exists because “money is more important for men,” I wasn’t particularly surprised. Sure, his sentiment was phrased in a ham-handed, can-you-believe-this-guy-was-elected kind of way. But the message he sent was something we’ve seen dressed up in facts and figures time and time again. The message is this: Women don’t get paid less because of discrimination — they get paid less because they’re not trying hard enough to get paid more.
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