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March 15, 2023

Washingtonians Love Sharing Their Salaries. Here's Why.

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Washingtonians Love Sharing Their Salaries. Here's Why.

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This week marks Equal Pay Day, the point in the year that women have to work just to break even with men’s salaries from the year before. Talking openly about what you make is a big part of closing the pay gap. Hannah Williams, a Washingtonian and the creator of the popular Salary Transparency TikTok account, is here to talk about the push for pay transparency in D.C.


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