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June 1984

Earnings differences between men and women: an introductory note

Janice Shack-Marquez

On average, women earn less than two-thirds as much as men. Depending upon which median earnings data set is used, estimates range from 60 to 65 percent, a differential that has persisted at approximately the same level over several decades.

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