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| https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/must-read/the-gender-pay-gap-widens-as-mens-earnings-grow-twice-as-fast-as-womens | The Gender Pay Gap Widens as Mens Earnings Grow Twice as Fast as Womens | 2015-10-25 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Independent | House | VT | Bernard Sanders | S000033 | www.sanders.senate.gov | legacy | The Gender Pay Gap Widens as Mens Earnings Grow Twice as Fast as Womens By: Eric Morath Sunday, October 25, 2015 The gender pay gap is widening again because mens earnings aregrowing this year at twice the rate ofwomens. The median weekly earnings for full-time male workers was $889 in the third quarter, theLabor Departmentsaid Tuesday. Thats a 2.2% increase from a year earlier. Meanwhile, full-time female workers earnings were $721, up 0.8% from a year earlier. The latest data marks the third straight quarter that the increase in male earnings was at least double that of female workers. As a result, women who work full time earned 81.1 cents for every dollar a man earned from July through September. Thats down more than a pennyfrom a year earlier. The trend suggests the narrowing of the pay gap may have at least temporarily stalled this year. Continue reading here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |