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Despite increased awareness of the wage gap in the workplace, the pay disparity has not changed since 2019.

Women on average still earn 83 cents on the dollar compared to men. Women between the ages of 25 and 54 earned $217 a week less than their male counterparts in 2024, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the gap is wider for women of color and working mothers.

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Alan Goforth

Alan Goforth is a freelance writer in suburban Kansas City. In addition to freelancing for several publications, he has written a dozen books about sports and other topics.