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Employees of Goodbody & Co. work at the stock brokerage's headquarters in Manhattan, N.Y., circa 1965. John Pratt/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption

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It's Equal Pay Day. Women earn 84 cents for every dollar men make — or even less

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UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Couple in kitchen. Women in opposite-sex marriages may be contributing more to their families' income, but they're also still shouldering more of the workload at home, according to a new report. George Marks/Getty Images hide caption

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Women are earning more money. But they're still picking up a heavier load at home

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On Tuesday, members of of the U.S. National Women's Soccer team, pictured at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, marked Equity Pay Day in a panel discussion with Vice President Kamala Harris. Fernando Vergara/AP hide caption

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Joyce Chen, an associate professor of development economics at Ohio State University, has had to put her research on hold this year to oversee her children's virtual schooling. Chen is also teaching virtually this fall. Jessica Phelps for NPR hide caption

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Even The Most Successful Women Pay A Big Price

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