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[McAdams] The pay gap hovered around 60 cents on the dollar

The pay gap hoveredaround 60 cents on the dollar. It was caused by severalinterconnected...

Explained • S01E18 • 2018

[McAdams] The pay gap hovered
around 60 cents on the dollar. It was caused by several
interconnected factors, like lower female education rates, women not being in the workforce
in big numbers, grouping in traditionally
feminine industries, and the fact that it was perfectly legal
to pay women less, and then a slew of cultural norms
about gender roles and aptitudes. These were the major explanations
for the pay gap. And then, in just a few decades,
things changed. Sisterhood is powerful!
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Full Transcript

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[McAdams] The pay gap hovered around 60 cents on the dollar.

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It was caused by several interconnected factors,

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like lower female education rates,

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women not being in the workforce in big numbers,

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grouping in traditionally feminine industries,

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and the fact that it was perfectly legal to pay women less,

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and then a slew of cultural norms about gender roles and aptitudes.

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These were the major explanations for the pay gap.

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And then, in just a few decades, things changed.

00:00:28.695 --> 00:00:31.781

Sisterhood is powerful! Join us now!

Duration

32 seconds

Views

41

Timestamp in Movie

00:03:33

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.