• During the 60 years since pay discrimination became illegal in the United States, gender pay equity has remained stubbornly elusive. • The gap between women and men increased in 2024, with women earning 80.9 cents for every dollar men make for the same work, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. • That was down 1.8 cents from the year before, the most the gap had widened since 1966.
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- The Institute for Women’s Policy Research reports that the gender pay gap widened in 2024, with women earning only 80.9 cents for every dollar earned by men for comparable work. This figure represents a 1.8‑cent increase from 2023, the largest expansion of the gap since 1966, the year pay discrimination became illegal in the United States. Despite 60 years of anti‑discrimination law, the gap remains stubbornly persistent, underscoring ongoing challenges to achieving pay equity. The data highlight the need for continued policy and corporate efforts to close the disparity.
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