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Policy Matters Ohio released a report today that shows women working in Ohio still trail the state’s men in wages (a pay gap of nearly $3!), but the gap is the smallest it has ever been.

In 2006, women’s median wage was $13.16 an hour, 22 percent less than that of their male counterparts.

Ohio women narrow wage gap with men

By MARK REITER
BLADE BUSINESS WRITER

OHIO WOMEN still trail the state’s men in pay, but the gap between their hourly wages — nearly $3 — is the smallest that it has ever been, according to a report released today.

Women’s median wage in 2006 of $13.16 an hour was 22 percent less than that of their male counterparts, according to the report compiled by Policy Matters Ohio, a Cleveland nonprofit research group.

“Women are making more money than they have ever made in the past,” said Amy Hanauer, executive director of Policy Matters. “However, it is important to note that there is still a 22 percent gap in the average wages between men and women. That is nothing to be scoffed at.”

The report, released on Labor Day weekend, analyzes employment and demographic information. The think tank looked at Ohio wages, household income, education, and employee productivity numbers and examined whether low and moderate-wage workers are falling behind economically.

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