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Idaho Gender Wage Gap Narrows Slightly

In 2013 working women in Idaho made major wage gains. Combined with wage erosion suffered by working men significantly, those gains closed the gap in their wages with men.

Moving to 87.6 percent of the median wage paid to men, Idaho women were closer to matching men’s paychecks in all but three other states.

However, the inequity still exists. Are there favorable trends that indicate change? Is this true globally? What can be done to end the inequity? Continue reading