The New York Times might have had the gall to proclaim feminism a failure this last week (it's an interesting article, you should read it), but the facts say otherwise.

Apart from the fact we have the vote, a seat or two in parliament and a few new rights over our bodies to shout about, since feminism became a thing, today we've received the news that the gender pay gap is finally closing for women in their 20s.

Women born between 1981 and 2000 are paid five percent less than their male counterparts, compared to the nine percent pay disparity experienced by the generation before, reports the Guardian.

"It shows that the gender pay gap has closed for every subsequent generation of women," the thinktank said. "This reflects positive trends, including rising higher educational participation which women in particular have benefited from, and more women breaking into high-paying industries and occupations."

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While the situation for millennials is at least improving, the study conducted by the Resolution Foundation also found that the pay gap then widens when a woman hits 30 when some start having children.

Millennial women can expect to be paid almost 30 percent less than male colleagues by the time she is in her mid-40s.

Theresa May have pledged to end the gender pay gap. By 2018, any company with over 250 employees will have to disclose salary totals for both men and women, therefore highlighting any pay disparity.

From: Harper's BAZAAR UK
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