Equal Pay for Miami-Dade Women

By Joseph Cooper,

Published January 10, 2017 at 3:27 PM EST

(1-10-2017) Just look about: this must be a prosperous place. Construction cranes scattered about mid-town and Miami Beach, luxury cars at valet stations, and South Florida a big destination for foreign investment.

But the region remains poverty-ridden, and women have lost ground in take-home-pay since the year 2000.

We learn more about the report from Miami-Dade Commissioner Danielle Levine Cava, and take your calls.

report: http://www.miamidade.gov/auditor/library/status-of-women-2016.pdf

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