Full-time female employees make an average 77 cents for each dollar earned by male counterparts

Mikulski Promotes Paycheck Fairness Act 

In Maryland, men who work full time make an average of $140 more per week than women, according to data compiled by the congressional Joint Economic Committee. Nationally, the pay gap is even greater at $148.

Over the course of a year, that's nearly a $7,700 difference in wages.

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