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Pramila Jayapal: “If women had pay parity, we would drop poverty in families by 50 percent.”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2019
If women had pay parity, we would drop poverty in families by 50 percent.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal emphasizes the economic benefits of achieving pay parity for women.

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