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For Black women, the pay gap persists

Aug 13, 2020
In times of crisis, existing patterns of inequality become more pronounced.
Before the pandemic, a Black woman made 62 cents for every dollar a white man made. But COVID-19 has likely exacerbated that.
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Sheryl Sandberg: 'We all deserve equal pay'

Apr 4, 2017
The Facebook COO and LeanIn.org founder says companies need to be transparent about how they pay employees.
Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, speaks at the World Economic Forum in January in Davos, Switzerland.
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