Will the labor shortage help close the pay gap between men and women?

In the News
February 4, 2022

Linda Stamato, a senior policy fellow at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, says the current labor shortages may provide some of the necessary leverage to eliminate the pay gap between women and men.

Opinion, NJ.com, February 3, 2022

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