By | July 27, 2021
When it comes to salaries, women get a bad deal. In 2020, women earned just 81 cents for every dollar earned by men. And although the statistics have not yet been finalized, it seems likely that the COVID-19 pandemic is going to make things worse. The added burden of childcare in lockdown has had a much greater impact on mothers than on fathers, and women are more likely to have quit or lost their job; all of this has implications for women’s careers and for their long-term earnings.
Of course, many factors underlie the gender pay gap, including bias and direct discrimination. But now, research by The Myers-Briggs Company shows that differences in personality may also contribute, as well as suggesting a way of reducing the pay gap in the future.
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