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The discussion about the wage gap between women and men is a hot issue in which opinions are emotionally charged. Wage differentials as such are a social problem, and its solving is filled with expectations and pressures. At the same time the wage gap is just the tip of the iceberg, a reflection of women’s problems in working life and society in general.
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Heiskanen, T. (1997). Comparable Worth as Social Problem-Solving. In: Rantalaiho, L., Heiskanen, T. (eds) Gendered Practices in Working Life. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-25285-5_11
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