It Could Be Another 257 Years Before Women Are Paid the Same as Men

'This year, the World Economic Forum's annual Global Gender Gap Index report shows that it's going to take another 257 years for women and men to get paid equally. This pay gap has increased since the report’s publication last year, where the estimate was at 202 years. The index has examined 153 countries since 2006. Iceland continues to top the list as the most gender-equal country. The U.S. is ranked 53, where it has fallen two ranks from last year. The wage gap varies by industry and geography, and it is even more extreme for women of color. In the U.S., Black women make 21 percent less than white women, and Latina women make 31 percent less than white women. To learn more about where the pay gap is at the end of the decade, The Takeaway spoke with C. Nicole Mason , President and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research .'