Women continue to make great strides in the workforce, achieving increasing levels of education, and advancing into senior leadership positions. However, the gender pay gap — the difference between the earnings of men and women — has barely budged in recent years. In the U.S., women who work full time are typically paid about 80 cents for every dollar paid to their male counterparts, nearly the same disparity that existed two decades earlier. New research shows the gender wage gap decreased by 30% over the last two years, according to the Boston Women's Workforce Council, which was formed a decade ago in partnership with the Boston mayor's office to address this challenge. To be sure, in Boston, women still only earn 79 cents for every dollar a man earns.

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Persons: — Organizations: Pew Research Center, Boston, Workforce Council Locations: U.S, Boston