1968-1988 National Longitudinal Survey Of Young Women

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The research that I am gravitating towards involves how Black women are discriminated against in the workplace. One huge problem that many women face is the issue of pay wage. While women do face this issue, women who have children are hurt more compared to women without children. So with that stated, this particular article, written by Jane Waldfogel of Columbia University, details how these women are affected by this issue. While collecting data to support her claim Waldfogel used data from the 1968-1988 National Longitudinal Survey of Young Women. Waldfogel focuses on the differences between women with children and women without children pay wage. She argues that her research is conducted differently than others for several reasons. These

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