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Question: Write an email response to this text: The biggest issue women in the United States face is that the economy is not working for women. Three main points stick out to me: the wage gap, rising costs (especially in childcare), and the diminished role of mothers in the economy. First, "a woman earns 80 cents for every dollar a man earns, and the pay gap is even worse for black and Latina women" (Politico, 2019). This is unsustainable for most women, especially when a majority of workers on minimum wage are women. Without sufficient income, women cannot keep up with the rapid inflation as of late. In addition to everyday costs, childcare is through the roof. Many families and single mothers need childcare to be able to work, but now the cost of childcare is higher than in-state tuition for most public universities (Politico, 2019). Imagine, it is hard enough to pay four years of tuition for children, paying for eight to fourteen years' worth of college and childcare is impossible. Finally, women in the United States still face discrimination in hiring and pay due to the chance of them becoming mothers. One having a child, the maternal leave is