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This source focuses on the extent, trends, and decline of the gender wage gap. This

source is also about exploring the causes of the gender wage gap. Gender differences in

occupation and family roles and discrimination against females are the main cause of the

gender wage gap. This source was helpful in understanding the causes of the gender wage

gap and how it is declining at different rates in the three wage distributions. There was no

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This source explains the causes, effects, and current efforts being made to decrease the

gender wage gap. The source focuses on how a woman's actions affects the gender gap
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very helpful in understanding what the US is doing to close the gender gap.

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2014/15. It explains the causes of the gender wage gap, and the policies being used to

decrease the gap. This source featured data from 38 countries and has international

comparisons. This source was especially helpful as it helped me keep the big picture of

looking at all nations instead of just the United States. The article was written in an

unbiased manner as it was based only on the statistics from the International Labour

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This source focuses on the long-term effects of the gender wage gap. The source explains

how a gap between a woman and man's wage can affect the economy, women, and their

families. This source is a summary of a report released by the US Congress Joint

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There is no bias or opinion stated.

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This source focuses on the causes and effects of the gender wage gap, what the wage gap

is, and how one can make a difference. Written as a guide, it explains multiple causes of

the gap like gender discrimination. Written as a guide, this source was especially helpful

as it was written for the average person so it was easy to understand. This source also got

its statistics to back its claims from the US Census Bureau so they are. There is a slight

bias towards women as it is meant for their readership and opinions are used when the

authors give the readers advice to use when facing problems related to the causes/effects

of the gender wage gap.

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This source focused on wage inequalities and economic growth internationally. It

explained gender pay gaps between the top, middle, and bottom wage distributions. This
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There was no bias or opinion stated.

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This source focuses solely on the reasons for gender inequality in developing countries.

This source explains gender roles in developing countries and explores the relationship

between a country's GDP and the gender inequality experienced there. Seema

Jayachandran has expertly written this source. This source was helpful in understanding

current and historical gender roles in developing countries where the gender wage gap is

evident on a much greater scale than in the United States. There was no bias or opinion

stated.

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This source briefly explains the reasons for the gender wage gap. This source also

focused on racial inequalities that affect and increase the wage gap between women of

color and white men. The facts and statistics in this source is from a fact sheet on the

gender wage that is updated biyearly by the Institute for Women's Policy Research so all
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policymakers, journalists, and advocates with data to help combat the gender wage gap.

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Consequences for Women, Families and the Economy. Apr. 2016,

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This source focuses on the effects the gender wage gap has on US women, their families,

and the US economy. This source explains every aspect of the gender wage gap and it

exclusively focuses on its effects only. All the data is from the institutes branching from

the US government or from other credible sources like the Economic Policy Institute and

IWPR. This source was especially helpful as it broke down the effects of the gap into

organized categories and had many figures with tables and graphs. There was no bias or

opinion stated.

"The Wage Gap: The Who, How, Why, and What To Do." National Women's Law Center, 19

Sept. 2016, nwlc.org/resources/the-wage-gap-the-who-how-why-and-what-to-do/.

This source explains the affects, causes, and what the wage gap itself is. The source also

contains statistics showing the racial and sexual inequalities of the gap. The writers also

explored the solutions that could help achieve equal pay for all. The institute behind this
source is a strong advocate for women, equal rights, and equal pay. Fueled largely by

statistics, this source is unbiased to a certain degree.