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The​ ​Torres​ ​Times

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Albany,​ ​New​ ​York​ ​—​ ​Sunday,​ ​October​ ​15,​ ​2017​ ​—​ ​1​ ​page 10​ ​cents
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the​ ​same​ ​amount​ ​as​ ​men.​ ​This

Inside​ ​The​ ​Gender
The​ ​Truth Pay​ ​Gap.
should​ ​not​ ​be​ ​the​ ​case.​ ​We​ ​are
taught​ ​from​ ​a​ ​young​ ​age​ ​that
everyone​ ​is​ ​equal​ ​but​ ​as​ ​you​ ​grow
About By:​ ​Alejandro​ ​Torres older​ ​you​ ​often​ ​find​ ​out​ ​that​ ​that
isn’t​ ​the​ ​case.​ ​The​ ​USA​ ​is​ ​looked​ ​at
Aren’t​ ​all​ ​humans​ ​supposed​ ​to
Women's be​ ​treated​ ​equally​ ​no​ ​matter​ ​their
race​ ​and​ ​their​ ​gender?​ ​We​ ​might
as​ ​the​ ​best​ ​country​ ​in​ ​the​ ​world.
Although​ ​the​ ​USA​ ​is​ ​elite​ ​in​ ​many
aspects,​ ​one​ ​area​ ​it​ ​falls​ ​short​ ​is
Pay​ ​Scale. be​ ​born​ ​equal​ ​but​ ​we​ ​are​ ​not
treated​ ​equal.​ ​Before​ ​1920​ ​women
weren’t​ ​even​ ​allowed​ ​to​ ​vote.​ ​After
equality.​ ​This​ ​problem​ ​is​ ​current
in​ ​every​ ​American's​ ​life.​ ​Next​ ​time
you​ ​go​ ​to​ ​school,​ ​next​ ​time​ ​you​ ​go
years​ ​of​ ​fighting​ ​for​ ​their​ ​rights​ ​on
to​ ​the​ ​mall,​ ​next​ ​time​ ​you​ ​go​ ​out​ ​to
August​ ​18th,​ ​1920​ ​the​ ​19th
____________________________________ eat,​ ​next​ ​time​ ​you​ ​look​ ​at​ ​your
amendment​ ​was​ ​ratified​ ​making​ ​it
parents​ ​or​ ​grandparents​ ​or​ ​even
legal​ ​for​ ​women​ ​to​ ​vote.
your​ ​siblings​ ​know​ ​that​ ​a​ ​female,
Women​ ​have​ ​been​ ​fighting​ ​from
your​ ​mom,​ ​your​ ​sister​ ​will​ ​have​ ​to
1848​ ​and​ ​before​ ​that.​ ​It​ ​is
work​ ​harder​ ​than​ ​any​ ​male​ ​to
saddening​ ​to​ ​say​ ​that​ ​although
make​ ​the​ ​same​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​money
they​ ​have​ ​gained​ ​several​ ​of​ ​rights
as​ ​them.​ ​She​ ​will​ ​have​ ​to​ ​do​ ​more
there​ ​are​ ​still​ ​places​ ​where​ ​women
than​ ​them​ ​to​ ​support​ ​her​ ​family
are​ ​not​ ​equal​ ​to​ ​men.​ ​Equal​ ​pay
the​ ​same​ ​way​ ​a​ ​male​ ​does.​ ​This​ ​is
does​ ​not​ ​exist​ ​in​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States
cruel​ ​and​ ​plain​ ​wrong.​ ​If​ ​you
between​ ​men​ ​and​ ​women.
disagree​ ​with​ ​me​ ​then​ ​you​ ​are
Women​ ​are​ ​paid​ ​significantly
plain​ ​ignorant.​ ​This​ ​is​ ​a​ ​visible
less​ ​than​ ​men.​ ​Women​ ​working​ ​full
problem.​ ​There​ ​is​ ​no​ ​hiding​ ​it​ ​and
time​ ​are​ ​paid​ ​about​ ​80​ ​percent​ ​of
we​ ​shouldn't​ ​hide​ ​it.​ ​We​ ​need​ ​to​ ​fix
what​ ​men​ ​make​ ​for​ ​the​ ​same​ ​job.
it.
According​ ​to​ ​AAUW,​ ​“At​ ​the​ ​rate​ ​of
According​ ​to​ ​PayScale,​ ​men’s ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​This​ ​isn’t​ ​a​ ​problem​ ​that​ ​can​ ​be
change​ ​between​ ​1960​ ​and​ ​2016,
median​ ​salary​ ​is​ ​about​ ​25.6% fixed​ ​in​ ​a​ ​day​ ​or​ ​even​ ​a​ ​year.​ ​It​ ​will
women​ ​are​ ​expected​ ​to​ ​reach​ ​pay
higher​ ​than​ ​women’s​ ​median be​ ​a​ ​slow​ ​process​ ​but​ ​with​ ​a​ ​little
equity​ ​with​ ​men​ ​in​ ​2059.”​ ​ ​But
salary. of​ ​everyone’s​ ​help​ ​we​ ​can​ ​speed
since​ ​2001​ ​the​ ​rate​ ​of​ ​change​ ​has
___________________________________ up​ ​this​ ​process.​ ​One​ ​way​ ​you​ ​can
decreased.​ ​At​ ​the​ ​rate​ ​since​ ​2001
help​ ​is​ ​by​ ​donating​ ​money​ ​to
women​ ​won't​ ​reach​ ​equal​ ​pay​ ​with
American​ ​Association​ ​of​ ​University
men​ ​until​ ​2119.
Women​ ​at​ ​https://ww2.aauw.org​​ ​.
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​This​ ​is​ ​an​ ​issue​ ​that​ ​concerns
You​ ​can​ ​also​ ​March​ ​at​ ​the​ ​2nd
everyone.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​important​ ​because​ ​it
Annual​ ​Sister​ ​March.​ ​Stay​ ​tuned
shows​ ​how​ ​much​ ​harder​ ​and​ ​more
for​ ​when​ ​and​ ​where​ ​it​ ​will​ ​be​ ​held
women​ ​have​ ​to​ ​work​ ​just​ ​to​ ​make
at
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