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Maeve Bannister

HISTORICAL FACTS: Unacceptable closing gender pay gap still hard work - The Untold Story

Women must work an extra 50 days on average to earn the same amount as their male colleagues. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Employers are being urged to end the gender pay gap by addressing segregation and workplace discrimination, as data reveals it could still take more than 20 years to close the gap. 

Equal Pay Day on August 19 marks the 50 additional days women must work on average to earn the same amount their male colleagues had by the end of the financial year. 

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