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For decades, Utah has had one of the largest gender wage gaps in the nation — and it hasn’t budged in the last few years. The disparity also hasn’t inspired much action by state lawmakers, a review by The Salt Lake Tribune found.
“It’s been hard to pass these kinds of legislation in our Legislature,” said Democratic state Sen. Jani Iwamoto. Still, she feels it’s important to address the gender wage gap in Utah.
“I’ve experienced this myself,” said Iwamoto, recounting the time when she was a practicing lawyer in San Francisco.
Overall, women in the Beehive State still make about 30% less than their male coworkers, according to a recent report from the Utah Women and Leadership Project at Utah State University.
“It’s definitely disappointing to know that it hasn’t gotten much better,” said Rebecca Winkle, the lead researcher on the report.
In order to work towards solving the gap, Utahns need to move away from thinking about it as “a working women’s issue,” according to Winkle, who works in the oil and petroleum industry.
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