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Women in Higher Education

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The gender salary gap begins with college graduation and only gets worse for women as they advance in their careers, according to a new report by the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation.

Although women now make up the majority of college students and earn higher GPAs on average, they still lag behind men in compensation. Women earn 80% of what their male counterparts make one year after college graduation. After 10 years, they are making only ...

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