Overstating the gender pay gap makes women feel like victims, not victors | By Carrie Sheffield for CNNOpinion
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On this Equal Pay Day, it's easy for American women to get upset when we read about companies like Vice Media, which is reportedly paying a $2 million settlement to women who allegedly received less money than their equally qualified male colleagues, according to the Hollywood Reporter. And we clearly can't be complacent in the battle for equal opportunities that our foremothers waged for the most fundamental rights, including voting, working in a chosen occupation, even opening our own checking account or securing a credit card without a husband's signature.
Equal work? Equal pay! 04:18In situations where there is indeed a gap, then we should fight to close it -- but let's not discount the much more empowered position where women stand today in making those changes.We can argue that society should continue to encourage more women to enter higher-paying fields like business and science -- as a female entrepreneur, I absolutely support this.
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