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the distance between two averages that everyone treats as a verdict on individuals.
means a measurable difference between men and women in outcomes like pay, representation, or achievement, averaged across a group.
from entered common use in 1980s US politics after pollsters noticed women and men voting differently, and the phrase escaped the ballot box into every spreadsheet since.
first usecoined to describe 1980 presidential voting patterns
not one gappay, health, education gaps all measure different things
can flipliteracy and college enrollment gaps now favor women in many countries