Hillary: Distressing to see women paid less

Former US State Secretary Hillary Clinton told the Clinton Global Initiative on Monday that while it has been exciting to see a lot of changes in the field of women’s rights, it’s been “somewhat distressing to see how hard change still is” in terms of women’s income. Last week, figures showed that American women’s income compared to that of men increased slightly, pushing them up “78 cents on a dollar.” Referring to the gender pay gap, Clinton, who may yet again vie to become the US’ first female president, said the cultural and religious obstacles based on views of women’s roles and capacities are not only wrong but “also no longer affordable.”

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