Women in Ohio are paid 78 percent of what their male counterparts make, according to the . Democratic state lawmakers want to create a new tool that could help close that wage gap.
of the Cleveland area wants to pass a bill that creates a toll-free equal pay hotline. Callers could anonymously report an issue and the person on the other end could collect more information to find out if that caller is a victim of wage discrimination.
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Boyd says the hotline has the potential to sway more lawmakers to do something about it.
