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# equal pay day

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Opinion: Women are working for free from today until 2018

It’s all well and good to deplore the fact a pay gap exists and not all workplaces promote equality, but what can be done about it, asks Angela Smith.

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Nov 10th 2017, 7:00 AM

# 37 cents

Serena Williams has written a powerful essay calling for equal pay for black women

“Let’s get back those 37 cents.”

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Aug 1st 2017, 10:26 AM