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Mississippi’s gender pay gap in 2022

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Data: What do women in the South earn compared to men in 2022?

Mississippi is the only to still not have an equal pay , though it's possible that will change soon.

House Bill 770 and Senate Bill 2451 include language that would legal recourse for employees being paid more or less than their counterparts of the opposite sex for the same work. A combination of both pieces of legislation will likely be passed into law before the legislative concludes this . However, Mississippi Black Women's Roundtable, a Black women's group, criticized these proposals in late January for “glaring flaws” that would still allow employers' loopholes to legally pay women less, among other things.

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View the most current data on the gender pay gaps in the Southern United States:

WATCH: Black Women's Roundtable discusses equal pay bills

In Mississippi, there is a 22.6% difference between the earnings of full-time, year-round working women and in the state. That also translates to a difference of $9,755 for the average annual salary. Some places unlike Mississippi have significantly bigger monetary differences despite ultimately smaller percentage pay gaps.

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For example, Virginia's gender pay gap in dollars is $12,442. But, because women and men in Mississippi earn, on average, less than Virginians, the smaller dollar amount difference in the gender pay gap here still creates a bigger percentage change.

Quick math: Gender pay gaps compared

Mississippi

Women earn:

$33,323/year

Men earn:

$43,078/year

Monetary pay gap:

$9,755

Percentage pay gap:

22.6%

Virginia

Women earn:

$48,439/year

Men earn:

$60,881/year

Monetary pay gap:

$12,442

Percentage pay gap:

20.4%

READ MORE: What do Southern women make compared to men in 2021?

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This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

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Quality Beverage unveils expansion plans in Lowndes County

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www.wcbi.com – Joey Barnes – 2023-10-04 15:03:30

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Jackson man sentenced for attacking neighbor

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www.wjtv.com – Kristopher White – 2023-10-04 14:15:46

SUMMARY: Corey Smith, a man, has been for attacking his neighbor. Smith was charged with armed robbery, auto , and possession of a stolen vehicle. In the incident, Smith stabbed the victim in the head and face and stole her car. He also pled guilty to possession of a stolen vehicle in an unrelated case. Smith received a 30-year sentence for armed robbery, with 12 years suspended and three years of post-release supervision. He was also sentenced to five years for auto theft and possession of a stolen vehicle.

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Alleged serial wedding crasher arrested in Mississippi

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www.wjtv.com – Malaysia McCoy – 2023-10-04 12:47:17

SUMMARY: Sandra Lynn Henson, an alleged serial wedding crasher, was in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. She was charged with petit larceny, trespassing, and disturbing the peace. Henson is also wanted in Alabama and has a history of crashing weddings and stealing money and cards from purses.

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