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We learned about the gender pay gap between male and female workers in the US. There is also a significant gap in pay between members of racial or ethnic groups (Acker, 2006).
These gaps may have a cyclical relationship on individuals’ willingness to apply for jobs, seek promotions and their general mobility in the workforce (Milkman, Akinola & Chugh, 2015). This creates [or maintains] socioeconomic differences that influence education and family life outside of the workplace (Kochhar & Fry, 2014; Magnuson & Waldfogel, 2005).
So, the question is: What are managers’ and firms’ responsibilities?
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