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AFP eWire November 7, 2005	Gender Pay Gap Narrows at U.S. Charities, But Still Remains Unequal A new study reveals that despite increases, men continue to earn more than their female counterparts, with the median salary for a male CEO of a charity with a budget of $50 million or more $332,985 compared to $262,275 for a female CEO.
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ifeminists January 12, 2005 Carey Roberts	Unequal Pay for Equal Work? There is no better example of how radical feminism hoodwinks women than the gender "wage gap" controversy.
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ifeminists July 7, 2004 Diana Goss	An Investigation Into the Prescribing of Drugs for Non-Medical Concerns In the light of new drugs being developed to resolve so-called "female sexual dysfunctions," it has now been clearly identified that female sexuality has been genderised by the way in which those who are analysing it would prefer us all to view this.