A survey conducted in 2022 found that 80 percent of Americans believe that the reason women earn less than men is because they are treated differently to men by their employer. A further 69 percent of Americans felt that it was because women tend to work in jobs that pay less.
Americans on the reasons why women earn less on average than men in the United States in 2022
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Pew Research Center. (March 1, 2023). Americans on the reasons why women earn less on average than men in the United States in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378035/public-opinion-reasons-gender-pay-gap-us/
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