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wage gap  

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  • Women, on average, make less than men, a differential commonly known as the wage gap. Although significant changes in the status of women in society occurred since the phenomenon was identified, the gap still persists in the 21st century. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Wage Gap]

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