Let's explore that gap.
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On average, men just work more in America (considering both paid and unpaid).
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Table 8A, column 1: Men: Women:
Household activities: 1.31 2.34
Caring for household: 1.01 1.85
Work-related activities: 5.46 3.37
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Total: 7.78 7.56
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Women care for and help household members 1.17 more hours per day than men in the most extreme case presented by Table 8A, but men work 1.28 to over 3 hours more per day than women (depending on the column).
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Women care for and help household members 2.08 more hours per day than men in the most extreme case presented by Table 8A, but men work 6.43 hours more per day than women.
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@LexyTopping writes "[m]en should work less and their employers and the government should help them to do so in order to close the gender pay gap."
google.com/amp/s/amp.theg…
ippr.org/files/2018-05/…
This is a feminist academic organization stating this (for your information).
So, is the pay gap real? Sorta: it's a #GenderLaborGap!
@PunditFact (politifact.com/punditfact/sta…).
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bls.gov/opub/ted/1999/…
This is the year I graduated from high school and now even more women than men in higher education.
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(Chart: cnsnews.com/news/article/t…)
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