“If you take the numbers at face value, it may seem like the wage gap between women and men isn’t as big of a deal as it used to be.

A recent report from The American Association of University Women found that in 2014, American women who worked full time made only 79% of what men made. In 1974, women only earned 59% of what men did, so that gap has closed a decent amount since then.” -Forbes

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