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Pandemic slowed progress on closing gender pay gap in CA

Despite years of progress, California women make 89% of what men do for full-time work, according to a new report. The gap is worse for many women of color.

By Chery Glaser • Mar 21, 2024 • 5m Listen

The COVID-19 pandemic stifled California women’s progress in bridging the gender equity gap. On average, women still make 89% of what men do for full-time work, according to a new report from Mount St. Mary’s University.

Women without college degrees and women who dropped out of the workforce to raise children during the pandemic were hit the hardest.

Chery Glaser
Former anchor
Alexandra Applegate
Reporter; producer
Nicole Haggard
Director, University Center for the Advancement of Women, Mount St. Mary’s University

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KCRW Reports

Pandemic slowed progress on closing gender pay gap in CA

Despite years of progress, California women make 89% of what men do for full-time work, according to a new report. The gap is worse for many women of color.

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KCRW Reports

Pandemic slowed progress on closing gender pay gap in CA

Despite years of progress, California women make 89% of what men do for full-time work, according to a new report. The gap is worse for many women of color.

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