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Suzanne Bonamici: “Today, women earn, on average, 80 cents on the dollar compared to white men in substantially equal jobs.”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2019
Today, women earn, on average, 80 cents on the dollar compared to white men in substantially equal jobs.
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Suzanne Bonamici
Democratic · Oregon

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Bonamici highlights the wage gap faced by women compared to white men.

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