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Young, Single Women Out-Earn Men

But gender gap remains overall

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 2, 2010 1:01 PM CDT

(Newser) – Finally, some good news for women when it comes to the gender gap. A new study shows that in many of the biggest US cities, women are out-earning men by a median of 8%. In Atlanta and Memphis, the difference shoots all the way up... Read full story »

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