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Joe Biden: “I found out that they were paying me only 75 percent of the man who was actually hired the same time. You know, I just…”

On the recordMarch 24, 2021
I found out that they were paying me only 75 percent of the man who was actually hired the same time. You know, I just -- I couldn’t believe it. It wasn’t just the money. That though that was unfair, it was the lack of respect, the discrimination. Why was my work worth less?
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
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msnbc.com

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Jill Biden shares her personal experience with pay disparity in her profession.

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