Eight Things in the Poverty Report That’ll Make Women Mad
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America’s poverty rate fell in 2013 for the first time in this economic recovery. For women, though, it was hard to find much to cheer about.
1. Gender inequality is a grim reality in the world’s largest economy. For starters, median earnings adjusted for inflation -- see chart -- came in at $50,033 for men last year compared with $39,157 for women. Alas, the gap is alive, and still significant.