Bonus: The Pay Check, a New Podcast

Rebecca Greenfield (0:01)

If there's a gap, it's not 20 cents on the dollar.

SPEAKER_2 (0:06)

But if that was in fact true, yes, of course, that's not right. But it is true, as far as we know, that really is what the data shows, I think.

Rebecca Greenfield (0:15)

Yes, it is what the data show. 20 cents on the dollar. Why do you think women make less money than men?

I'm Rebecca Greenfield, and I'm hosting a new Bloomberg podcast called The Pay Check. Over six episodes, we're going to investigate a big, expensive global mystery. Why in 2018, women still make less money, 20% less, than men. On The Pay Check, we're going to show you what 20% less looks like.

SPEAKER_3 (0:51)

I told my husband I have to go to Birmingham, Alabama and file a charge with the Equal Employment Commission. But I will tell you, if I start, we will be in this fight for at least eight years.

And he said, well, what time you want to leave?

Rebecca Greenfield (1:06)

We'll hear from a lot of women who finally spoke out.

SPEAKER_3 (1:08)

I'm a fat, black woman.

So people are really looking at me like, have you lost your mind? You should just be grateful they let you in.

SPEAKER_4 (1:18)

You know, at some point, you step away, you lift up your head, and you realize that things are not right.

Rebecca Greenfield (1:26)

We'll also dig into why the pay gap still exists. And then we'll explore what's being done to fix it. What happens when a whole country takes on the pay gap? You probably have a very different system from ours.

And we'll see how some women are taking things into their own hands.

SPEAKER_3 (1:47)

I am.

Rebecca Greenfield (2:01)

You can subscribe to The Pay Check right now. That way, you won't miss a single episode. The Pay Check is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else you listen to podcasts.

The first episode comes out on May 9th. The Pay Check is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else you listen to podcasts. The first episode comes out on May 9th.

Why do you think women make less money than men?

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