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[McAdams] It makes it sound like women are paid less

It makes it soundlike women are paid less for doing the same job as men, which means...

Explained • S01E18 • 2018

[McAdams] It makes it sound
like women are paid less for doing the same job as men, which means women
are paid less just for being women. There's a word for that, discrimination. But a huge body of research
from many countries shows that overt pay discrimination
only potentially explains a small part of the gender pay gap. It's a real number, but it really,
actually tells you almost nothing about the real disparity
between men and women

Full Transcript

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[McAdams] It makes it sound like women are paid less

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for doing the same job as men,

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which means women are paid less just for being women.

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There's a word for that, discrimination.

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But a huge body of research from many countries shows

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that overt pay discrimination only potentially explains

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a small part of the gender pay gap.

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It's a real number, but it really, actually tells you almost nothing

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about the real disparity between men and women.

Duration

29 seconds

Views

47

Timestamp in Movie

00:00:57

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.