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Last updated on Tuesday, December 12, 2017
(UNDATED) - The wage gap between men and women in Indiana has grown again, and that gap in the Hoosier State is now sixth highest in the nation.
A report called "Wages, Wealth and Poverty" found the difference in pay in the Hoosier State is 26 percent.
Erin Macey with the Indiana Institute for Working Families says financial security for women needs to be at the forefront of conversations at the Statehouse, and policy makers need to find a way to level the playing field.
She says women don't always feel comfortable standing up for themselves in the workplace.
The report found that within Indiana there is considerable variation from county to county, with some showing nearly a 40 percent gap.
Black and biracial women make 36 percent less than men do, and the gap between Latinas and all Hoosier men who work full time is 44 percent - a difference of almost $22,000 a year.
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