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Nara: Explaining Trends in the Gender Wage Gap PrimaryNara: Explaining Trends in the Gender Wage Gap Primary
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US National Archives
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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Primary Sources
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Nara: Explaining Trends in the Gender Wage Gap

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This White House site provides a report on the gender wage gap by the Council of Economic Advisers. Includes historical data and statistical information, information on the different factors that affect gender pay, what pay discrimination is, and much more. Numerous charts and graphs are provided with the text.

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pay discrimination, wage discrimination, equal pay act, same job, different earnings

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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