availablepublic2581https://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/stories/boston-trains-women-negotiate-effort-close-wage-gap/3008115873cove2581PBS NewsHour: Boston, Massachusetts work to close wage gapBoston, Massachusetts work to close wage gapEqual wage laws have been on the books in the U.S. since the 1960s, but women still earn about 80 cents for every dollar that men earn, with black and Hispanic women earning even less. While federal efforts to close the gap have stalled, states and cities are looking for ways to address it, with Boston, Massachusetts, providing one model for change. NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson reports.2018-01-06 21:00publishdisabledshowshow7558MetroFocus: MetroFocus: March 21, 2023CHASING THE DREAM -NYC YOUTH TACKLE THE ISSUES THAT MATTER TO THEM MOSThttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/uncategorized/young-new-yorkers-tackle-issues-that-matter-to-them-most/2023-03-21 21:00https://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/files/2023/03/UV7hrof-asset-mezzanine-16x9-WMpWkB9-480x270.jpg3078717079cove7542MetroFocus: CHASING THE DREAM: DELIVERING INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONCHASING THE DREAM: DELIVERING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION TO CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIEShttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/uncategorized/delivering-inclusive-education-in-new-york-city/2023-03-16 21:00https://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/files/2023/03/3DoHHRp-asset-mezzanine-16x9-9UA4tJA-480x270.jpg3078508741cove
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About a dozen years ago, Stephanie Goodell of Somerville, Massachusetts, was an assistant dean at a public university. She says she felt underpaid, and tried twice to negotiate her salary, but was only given about $2,000 more. And then after she left, she looked up the school’s published payroll data.
