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[McAdams] In 2004, the pay gap in Iceland was about the same as it was in the US

In 2004, the pay gap in Icelandwas about the same as it was in the US, but in the years...

Explained • S01E18 • 2018

[McAdams] In 2004, the pay gap in Iceland
was about the same as it was in the US, but in the years that followed, Iceland's gender pay gap shrank,
to where today, women in Iceland make about 90 cents
on every dollar a man does. So we know that narrowing
the gender wage gap isn't impossible. But these kind of family-friendly policies
might come with tradeoffs that we don't immediately see. These are benefits

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[McAdams] In 2004, the pay gap in Iceland was about the same as it was in the US,

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but in the years that followed,

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Iceland's gender pay gap shrank, to where today,

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women in Iceland make about 90 cents on every dollar a man does.

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So we know that narrowing the gender wage gap isn't impossible.

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But these kind of family-friendly policies might come with tradeoffs

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that we don't immediately see.

00:00:24.441 --> 00:00:26.086

These are benefits.

Duration

27 seconds

Views

28

Timestamp in Movie

00:15:22

Uploaded

Jun 27, 2025

Season

1

Episode

18

Genres

Production

Amicus Productions

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A documentary series that looks to explore the big questions of today.