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The gender pay gap is the highest for students from elite colleges

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The gender pay gap between women and men is the largest for students who graduated from elite colleges, according to a study released by the Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank based in Washington D.C.

The study looked at a cohort of students who enrolled in both public and private four-year colleges in 2001 and 2002 with financial aid and then reviewed their average earnings six and 1o years later.

Male financial aid recipients who graduated from elite, private schools, like Harvard, Stanford, and Princeton, earn over $26,000 per year on average more than their female peers ten read more >>>

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com