That means for many women of color, Equal Pay Day is months away. You can see a breakdown at EqualPayToday.org.

Here are some myth busters about the gender wage gap.

Research shows that the gap does not exist purely because of job choice or because women take time off to care for children; it’s much more complicated.

How do we know? By comparing women and men with equal experience.

And yes, the wage gap has slowly narrowed in the United States. At its current rate, it will close for the average woman by 2059, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research predicts.

What might close the gap?

• Employers can offer pay transparency. When salaries are known, the wage gap shrinks.

• Managers asking job applicants for salary history may perpetuate the pay gap. Also, it’s illegal to ask about it in New York City.

• Women are asking for more money, but it’s important to note, as Otegha Uwagba did last month in New York magazine’s The Cut, that they are “more likely to be refused or suffer blowback for daring to broach the topic.”

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