![International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 11 union electrician Hannah Cooper, 28, works on a project site in Los Angeles, California, United States, June 21, 2016. Only 2.4 percent of U.S. electricians were women in 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. "Growing up in my society I was constantly aware or told, whether it was straight out or implied, what women canÕt do, and what a womanÕs place is, and how a woman should behave, and what a woman is capable of, whether itÕs intellectually or physically," Cooper said. "I feel like [a woman president] would chip away at that in the psyche of the next generation." Picture taken June 21, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson SEARCH "WOMEN WORKERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES - RTSJBNE](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/themes/pbs-newshour/assets/img/placeholder.jpg)
What three economists think you should know on Equal Pay Day
Making Sen$e chatted with three experts on the pay gap on Equal Pay Day. Here's what they had to say on the pay gap, where it stems from and why it persists.
Column: Women in the workplace don’t need to be empowered. They need to own their power
Here's a different take: Women don't need to conform to a man's game to find success in the workplace, Sallie Krawcheck says.
The earnings gap between black and white men has barely shrunk in 30 years. Why?
Over the past 75 years, the racial gap in economic rank has narrowed sharply among men at the top of the earnings ladder, but changed very little among those at the middle and bottom.
Column: The economy undervalues ‘women’s work,’ and that needs to change
It’s time that women get access to the full array of jobs in our economy and that they get paid what they are worth everywhere they work.
A pay gap persists between top-earning male and female actors, according to a new measurement by Forbes.
Earlier this week, Gov. Charlie Baker of Massachusetts signed an equal pay law that is the most comprehensive statutory attempt yet to address gender pay inequality in the country.
Achieving gender equality would unleash tremendous economic gains, potentially adding $4.3 trillion to America’s GDP by 2025.
Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence said she "failed as a negotiator" when leaked Sony emails revealed that she was paid less than her male "American Hustle" co-stars.
Could increasing the percentage of women on corporate boards have a trickle-down effect on the workforce? That's not the case when quotas, and later sanctions, are used to force businesses to invite more women to the boardroom.
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