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Women of color, black and brown creators, their rates were coming in way lower than their counterparts,

and this was due to a lot of them just not understanding their value,

not understanding what they could charge for certain scopes of work,

and also just not having representation.

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Hey everybody, I'm Gene Chatsky, thanks so much for joining us today on her money.

As I was prepping for today's show, a few headlines in particular caught my eye,

all proclaiming that COVID is over.

And I have to say, that is news I've been wanting to hear for more than two years now.

There were a lot of examples cited.

The fact that masks are no longer required on airplanes,

that COVID testing isn't necessary to go to most places abroad or to re-enter the United States,

and that masks are no longer necessary to see a Broadway show or a concert in New York with a few exceptions.

So yes, there are some signs all around us that this pandemic is over.

But I got to wonder, is it really over for women?

Have women recovered from this once in a lifetime hit to our careers, our routines, our savings,

and the physical and emotional burdens that we were asked to shoulder?

I don't think so.

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