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Story summary
- In 2025, the gender pay gap rose to 19%, the second consecutive year, per the National Partnership for Women and Families and EPI.
- The gap stems from discrimination, occupational segregation, and policies of the U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration that disproportionately affect female workers.
- Men’s median wages rose 3.7%.
- Women’s wages remained stagnant.
- EPI recommends paid family leave and pay transparency, but such measures are stalled in the Republican-led Congress.
