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Striking female teachers in North Carolina undermine their own point

By Emily Jashinsky
Published March 8, 2017 12:00pm ET
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Striking female teachers in North Carolina undermine their own point
That argument is relevant because the alleged wage gap this strike on Wednesday is protesting is explained partially by women's persistent pattern of concentrating in lower wage professions. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) | Ross D. Franklin

A school district in North Carolina announced it would close its doors Wednesday in expectation of being “shorthanded” amid a strike in honor of International Women’s Day.

Not coincidentally, employees of the school district are 75 percent female.

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