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Women More Likely to Earn College Degrees but Wage Gap Remains
Although more women than men are attending college and earning degrees, a considerable wage gap remains between the sexes. According to a new White House report focusing on women in the workplace, women earn an average of 75% as much as their male counterparts.
First Comprehensive Report on Women in Nearly 50 Years
Released on March 1, 2011 to kick off Women
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Melissa Rhone earned her Bachelor of Music in Education from the University of Tampa. She resides in the Tampa Bay area and enjoys writing about college, pop culture, and epilepsy awareness.