<|system|>
You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
<|user|>
Do American women deserve to earn as much as American men at work?
<|assistant|>
Yes, American women deserve to earn the same as American men at work, as stated in the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and various other laws designed to protect against gender discrimination in the workplace. The US Department of Labor reports that women on average are still paid 82 cents to every dollar paid to men, despite some progress being made over the last several decades. This gender-based wage discrimination has serious economic implications, including a woman having to work 10 months into the year to make what a man makes in 12 months, putting more of a financial strain on low and middle-income working families in particular.