A recent study found that the earnings gap between college-educated women and men decreases after they spend 10 years in the workforce.

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A recent study found that the gap between the earnings of college-educated men and women actually increased after they spent 10 years in the workforce. Some of the difference is explained by women tending to choose lower-paid occupations, work fewer hours, and devote time to bearing and raising children. But even when the researchers controlled for these and other known variables, one-quarter of the pay gap remained unexplained.

A Recent Study Found That the Earnings Gap Between College-Educated