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equal pay

British  

noun

  1. 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Friedan co-founded the National Organization for Women in 1966, which lobbied for equal job opportunities, equal pay and for enforcement of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, prohibiting sex discrimination in employment.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 12, 2025

In an open letter to Local Government Secretary Steve Reed, the signatories said errors in forecasts of reserves and equal pay liabilities led to the issuing of the section 114 bankruptcy notice.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2025

He signed into law a series of bills that targeted sexual harassment in the workplace, protections for pregnant women, paid family leave and equal pay.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 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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