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The US women's soccer team celebrates with the world cup trophy

Crowds chanted ‘equal pay’ — but that could take centuries

Women & Gender

Fans chanted “equal pay” after the US women won the World Cup on Sunday. It’s the latest event highlighting the gender pay gap, which is a global problem that no country has yet to solve.

People walk pass pass a colorful house in Reykjavik, Iceland on August 4, 2017.

Iceland hopes to get rid of the gender pay gap with a revolutionary new law

Business
The salaries of female bosses are 35 percent lower than their male colleagues.

If the women in your office don’t make as much as the men, here’s what to do about it

Business
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