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Title: Utah's gender opportunity; An examination of the difference between the earnings of Utah men and women

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Publication Year: 2015

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Abstract: In this report, Voices for Utah Children presents data exploring the gender gap as well as the opportunity that it presents to advance Utah's economy and the success of all Utah's families and children. In Utah, women earn $0.70 for every dollar men earn; the national figure, in comparison, is $0.792. Women nationally need to get a Bachelor's degree to earn as much as the average man, but women in Utah need a Master's degree to achieve that same level of income. If Utah's wage gap were no larger than the nation's, the mathematical difference amounts to an additional $1.6 billion in personal income added to Utah's economy each year. The national wage gap between men and women is on track to close by 2047, but in Utah not until 2087.

Url: http://www.utahchildren.org/images/pdfs/2015/GenderGap.pdf

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Authors: Miller, C. G.; Weinstein, M.

Publisher: Voices for Utah Children

Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS CPS

Topics: Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other, Poverty and Welfare

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