Young women are closing the ‘gender pay gap’

Published April 4, 2022 12:00am ET



Young women are closing the so-called gender pay gap.

Pew research found that in 22 of 250 U.S. metro areas, women under the age of 30 earn at least as much as their male counterparts. In some cities, including New York and Washington, young women are earning more. “There are 107 metros where young women earn between 90% and 99% of what young men earn,” said Richard Fry, author of the Pew analysis.

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