'We have to keep knocking down those external and internal obstacles that are cultural and religious,' says Hillary Clinton on the gender pay gap
WAGE GAP. Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says even the US struggles with economic empowerment for women. John Moore/Getty Images/AFP
NEW YORK, United States We cannot grow the global economy if we do not open the doors to women to participate.
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed disappointment with the gender pay gap, saying it remains a challenge even in developed countries like the United States.
Speaking at the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) here on Monday, September 22, the longtime womens rights advocate drew attention to new data from the US Census Bureau showing that women earned 78 cents for every dollar men did in 2013.
Its been quite exciting to see a lot of the changes that are going on but its also been somewhat distressing to see how hard change still is, including in my own country. Weve had a survey about poverty in the US and looking at incomes that came out last week. One of the big news items was that womens income compared to mens income had gone up one penny. We are now are 78 cents on a dollar!
The woman who is considering again vying to become Americas first female president said that the survey showed that hurdles to women empowerment and gender equality cut across global divides.
- Hillary Clinton
So when I talk about this, Im not just talking about somebody else in some other region of the world. Im also talking about developed countries, that we have to keep knocking down those external and internal obstacles that are cultural and religious, and based on views of womens roles and their capacities, that are just no longer affordable, she said.
Clinton added, Theyre wrong but theyre also no longer affordable.
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Hillary Clinton: Distressing to see women get paid less