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Why did the U.S. rank so low for gender equality?

The United States ranked 45th in the recent World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report, sliding 17 spots from last year's position. The report also found it will take 170 years before women worldwide are paid the same amount as men. Saadia Zahidi, the head of education, gender and work initiatives for the World Economic Forum, explains what the report means.
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