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Hometown: Lodi, WI
Interests: An Economy for All, Feminism, mother, music, women
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Women's Wages Less Than Men

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
October 8, 2008

Women earn 78 cents for every dollar earned by men. Over the course of her career, the typical working woman loses almost a quarter of a million dollars in wages.

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Institute for Women’s Policy Research
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Gender Wage Gap Begins After Higher Education

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
October 8, 2008

A longitudinal study of male and female professionals found that the gender pay gap begins immediately after college, when women take first jobs that pay only 80 percent as much as men’s first jobs do, and continues throughout women’s lives--even though women earn higher college GPAs, are more likely to complete graduate work or advanced training, and spend about as much time at work as men do more »

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American Association of University Women
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Gender Wage Gap Narrows at Snails Pace, Despite Legislation

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
October 8, 2008

Since the Equal Pay Act was signed in 1963, the gender wage gap has narrowed by less than half a cent per year. At this rate, women and men will have to wait another fifty years to earn equal wages.

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Congressman Dingell
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Subprime Lenders Targeted Women

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
October 8, 2008

Though women on average have higher credit scores than men do, women are 32 percent more likely than men to have subprime mortgages.

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New York Times
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New Report: Recession Taking A Toll On Women

By Toby Chaudhuri
April 18, 2008

Americans who work hard and play by the rules deserve the opportunity to succeed and achieve, but that's simply not the case. Women are facing new and heightened risks in this uncertain economy, according to a new report released today by Sen. more »

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