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by Niten 2056 days ago
> The gender pay gap is a statistic that requires some nuance to evaluate

If only nuance were present when politicians on the left make misleading or false statements like "women (are) paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men".

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2012/jun/21/barack-oba...

> Shouldn't choosing to raise a family account for the experience gap?

Edit: I think I misread your second paragraph. Choosing to raise a family likely does account for the existence of the experience gap, if that's what you mean; but raising a family isn't equivalent to on-the-job experience.