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Friday Nite Videos -- August 1, 2014 (Solidarity 2014)

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What is Labor Day about? Dignity. Equality. Solidarity. These five videos talk about those ideals in 2014. Dolly Parton: 9 to 5. The Wage Gap. Walmart: Standing Up Together. Race / Off. Forward Together: A Week of Action. Documentary: The One Percent. Watch, and strengthen your resolve to dream and struggle for another year. -- moderator

The Wage Gap

John Oliver explores America's wage gap between men and women and proposes a possible (100% sarcastic) solution
 

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How 'Male" Jobs Hurt Female Paychecks

Olga Khazan The Atlantic
The problem? Male jobs pay more—way more. The median annual wage for computer programmers was $74,280 in 2012, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and it was $53,400 for kindergarten teachers. Many women would need to change fields in order to make all workplaces in America have about a 50/50 gender split.
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