The Equal Pay Debate–Two Sides Sound Off

Equal Pay is a hotly contested issue on both sides of the aisle. One month after Equal Pay Day, a day said to represent how far into 2014 women must work to earn what men earned in 2013, we asked organizations with differing views about the topic of equal pay to pen guest blogs. In these posts, they lay out their opinions about the subject, including whether the gender wage gap exists and if it does, what should be done about it. The American Enterprise Institute is a “private, nonpartisan, not-for-profit institution dedicated to research and education on issues of government, politics, economics and social welfare” and the American Association of University Women (AAUW) “is the nation’s leading voice promoting equity and education for women and girls.” The entries below were as submitted, unfiltered and unedited. All opinions are solely those of the author(s).

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