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equal pay

British

noun

the right of a man or woman to receive the same pay as a person of the opposite sex doing the same or similar work for the same or a similar employer

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Soccer that ended with the women earning equal pay with the men’s team.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2026

"It represented so much - equality, freedom, equal pay for equal work. I knew I had to win," King said.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Kennedy’s Equal Pay Act mandated equal pay by sex but excluded domestic workers, agricultural workers and executives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

That principle - equal pay for equal performance - is already policy at St George's Park.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

In theory, they were even given equal pay to men—an issue that wasn’t dealt with in law until 1963 in the United States and 1970 in the United Kingdom.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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