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Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions about the gender pay gap.

No matter how you break down the gender pay gap numbers — by state, age, education, race, or occupation — the gap is substantial.

Most people grasp the fundamentals of the gender pay gap: Women working full-time earn roughly 80% of men’s salaries. But there are some lesser-known facts about the pay gap as…

Black women are paid over 1/3 less than white men for doing the same work.

One reason the pay gap has persisted for so long is because discrepancies in salaries can be difficult to detect. If people aren’t aware of who’s making what, it’s hard…

This is not just a matter of curiosity: Having information about salaries can help chip away at the gender wage gap, which has been barely budged for more than a…

Over the past decade, women have been making serious inroads into high-paying professions traditionally dominated by men. As of 2016, more female students have been enrolled in law schools than…