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The Myth of the Gender Pay Gap Myth

The Myth of the Gender Pay Gap Myth

FromIn Solidarity: Connecting Power, Place and Health


The Myth of the Gender Pay Gap Myth

FromIn Solidarity: Connecting Power, Place and Health

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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Oct 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Type “the gender pay gap” into any search engine and one of the first results that pops up will be: “The gender pay gap myth.” In the final episode of this miniseries, hosts Beth Silver and Ericka Burroughs-Girardi bust myths and break down the toxic narratives around the gender pay gap. They are joined by Dr. Jonathan Heller, a senior fellow at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, who talks about how toxic narratives maintain systems and policies that keep women undervalued and underpaid. Dr. Jessamyn Schaller, an economics professor and co-author of The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap, concludes our series by making the connections between the pay gap and women’s health. 
Released:
Oct 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (20)

In a complex, modern society, we’re deeply connected in ways that often go unnoticed. On In Solidarity: Connecting Power, Place and Health, hosts Ericka Burroughs-Girardi and Beth Silver explore these connections through conversations with some of the brightest minds and biggest thinkers in public health. Burroughs-Girardi and Silver talk with authors, activists and scientists to investigate historical context, implications for health, and evidence-based solutions. Join the conversation on In Solidarity today. Brought to you by County Health Rankings & Roadmaps at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.