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Women entrepreneurs: You’ve been short-changed for way too long
Just about everyone knows women employees earn less than men – about 80 cents for every dollar. That’s one reason many women start a small business or become self-employed.
When you set your own fees, you’ll make the same as men, right?
Not so fast. Self-employed women still make a lot less than self-employed men. Ladies: It’s time to give yourself a raise.
"The data suggest a massive gender wage gap exists among freelancers, with men out earning women by 28%," according to "Women in the Independent Workforce Report," a recently released study. It was conducted by FreshBooks, a Toronto-based accounting and invoicing program for self-employed and small businesses.
This earnings gap is equivalent to the cost of two years of child care.
Rhonda Abrams, Special for USA TODAY
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