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At this rate, five states still won’t close their gender wage gap this century

March 15, 2015

At last count, women in America working full-time, year-round earned 78 cents for every dollar men earned. At its current rate, the US won't close that gender wage gap until 2058, according to a new report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research, a nonprofit that advocates for policies that help women at work.

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It Will Take Decades To Close Gender Wage Gap, Study Shows (VIDEO)

March 13, 2015

CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the equal pay debate.

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Here’s How Long It’ll Take To Close The Gender Wage Gap In Each State

March 13, 2015

The gender pay gap is alive and well everywhere in America, but it's more alive in some states than in others.

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Map: Where Working Women Have It Best

March 12, 2015

Debate its size or causes, but evidence suggests the wage gap between men and women is real.

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Women Won’t Have Equal Pay Until 2058

March 12, 2015

We probably won’t see equal pay for women in this lifetime. Let that sink in for a minute.

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Ugh. The Typical Working Woman Has Lost More Than $500,000 Over The Course Of Her Lifetime As A Result Of The Gender-Pay Gap

March 12, 2015

The typical woman born between 1955 and 1959 has lost $531,502 in cumulative lifetime earnings because of America’s gender-pay gap, according to a new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.

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These 5 States Won’t See Equal Pay for Women Until 2100, Report Says

March 12, 2015

The wage gap in West Virginia, Utah, Louisiana, North Dakota and Wyoming is unlikely to close until the next century.

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Women in These Five States Won’t See Equal Pay With Men Until Next Century

March 12, 2015

While the U.S. has made strides toward reducing the gender wage gap over the decades, new research today shows just how far there is to go.

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Where Women May Wait More Than 100 Years to Close the Wage Gap

March 12, 2015

Women are closing the pay gap with men–slowly. Very slowly.

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We Rate the States: The Best (and Worst) Places for Young Women

March 9, 2015

This exclusive new report spells it all out: which states are best (and worst) for your health, happiness, salary, everything.

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New State Grades on the Economic Status of Women Show Stagnant or Declining Progress in Most States

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