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World Service,2 mins

Why do women lose out at work?

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The imbalance in pay and seniority between women and men in many parts of the world is well documented but discrepancies persist. Dan Damon spoke to Tom Schuller, whose book The Paula Principle, looks at why women fall behind their male colleagues and what needs to be done. He asked him how society could get to the point at which women having babies would no longer be an impediment to equal pay and opportunities. (Photo: Businesswomen with businessman in discussion Credit: Takako Watanabe/Getty Images)

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