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In 25 Years, the Pay Gap Has Shrunk by Just 8 Cents

Why does the gender wage gap still exist? And what can be done to close it? We unpack the issue.

Megan Rapinoe of the United States women’s soccer team, testified virtually during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Equal Pay Day.Credit...Drew Angerer/Getty Images

By Francesca Donner and Emma Goldberg

Published March 24, 2021Updated March 25, 2021

“One cannot simply outperform inequality.”

— Megan Rapinoe, a professional U.S. Soccer player

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Megan Rapinoe is a two-time World Cup champion who has played to sold-out stadiums around the globe; what she has in common with nearly every American woman is that she’s underpaid.

On Wednesday, Ms. Rapinoe testified during a hearing held by Representative Carolyn B. Maloney to examine economic harm caused by gender inequalities, particularly for women of color.

Today is All Women’s Equal Pay Day, Ms. Maloney said. But it’s not Equal Pay Day for all women.

Black women would have to work until Aug. 3, 2021, to earn what men made in 2020. For Latina women, the date doesn’t come until Oct. 21.

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