Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama and his opponent former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney have touted their records of hiring women while in office—but both candidates have a mixed record on equal hiring and closing the gender pay gap. Under the Obama administration, the median salary for female federal employees is nearly 93% of what men make, according to the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, an agency that works to protect the rights of federal employees. That figure -- while up from just over 83% in 1991 -- does not represent complete pay parity. The Obama White House had women holding just under 40% of jobs paying $75,000 or more in 2011.
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President Barack Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney both have gender pay hits and misses
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Both candidates brag about their records on hiring and paying women in debate and on the trail
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Both candidates have failed to fully close the pay equity gap
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Both candidates increased hiring of women to highly placed positions
Barack Obama
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Barack Obama
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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Three of Romney's former female cabinet members talk about their experience working for @placeholder when he was governor in an ad put out by the campaign on Thursday.