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Figure VI-1 Average Annual Wages by Sex, 1979 & 1989 Men continued to earn higher incomes than women... Real Annual Wage and Salary Income (1989 dollars) $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19,684 $28,722 $27,824 REMOVE SHADING

Figure VI-1 Average Annual Wages by Sex, 1979 & 1989 Men continued to earn higher incomes than women... Real Annual Wage and Salary Income (1989 dollars) $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19,684 $28,722 $27,824 REMOVE BOX

Figure VI-1 Average Annual Wages by Sex, 1979 & 1989 Men continued to earn higher incomes than women... Real Annual Wage and Salary Income (1989 dollars) $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19,684 $28,722 $27,824 REMOVE 3D

Figure VI-1 Average Annual Wages by Sex, 1979 & 1989 Men continued to earn higher incomes than women... Real Annual Wage and Salary Income (1989 dollars) $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19,684 $28,722 $27,824 REMOVE GRIDLINES

Figure VI-1 Average Annual Wages by Sex, 1979 & 1989 Men continued to earn higher incomes than women... Real Annual Wage and Salary Income (1989 dollars) $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19,684 $28,722 $27,824 REMOVE TICK MARKS

Figure VI-1 Average Annual Wages by Sex, 1979 & 1989 Men continued to earn higher incomes than women... Real Annual Wage and Salary Income (1989 dollars) $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19,684 $28,722 $27,824 REMOVE 3rd DATA SET

Figure VI-1 Average Annual Wages by Sex, 1979 & 1989 Men continued to earn higher incomes than women... Real Annual Wage and Salary Income (1989 dollars) $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19,684 RE-LABEL BARS

Figure VI-1 Average Annual Wages by Sex, 1979 & 1989 Men continued to earn higher incomes than women... Real Annual Wage and Salary Income (1989 dollars) $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19,684 REMOVE LEGEND

Figure VI-1 Average Annual Wages by Sex, 1979 & 1989 Men continued to earn higher incomes than women... Real Annual Wage and Salary Income (1989 dollars) $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19, REPLACE WITH BAR LABELS

Figure VI-1 Average Annual Wages by Sex, 1979 & 1989 Men continued to earn higher incomes than women... Real Annual Wage and Salary Income (1989 dollars) $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19, STRENGTHEN THE COLOR

Figure VI-1 Average Annual Wages by Sex, 1979 & 1989 Men continued to earn higher incomes than women... Real Annual Wage and Salary Income (1989 dollars) $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19, MAKE LEGIBLE

Figure VI-1 Average Annual Wages by Sex, 1979 & 1989 Men continued to earn higher incomes than women... Real Annual Wage and Salary Income (1989 dollars) $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19, MenWomen DECREASE EMPHASIS ON REFERENCE

Figure VI-1 Average Annual Wages by Sex, 1979 & 1989 Men continued to earn higher incomes than women... Real Annual Wage and Salary Income (1989 dollars) $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19, MenWomen REWRITE

Figure VI-1 The Gap Between Male and Female Earnings is Decreasing, but Men Still Earn More Than Women Men continued to earn higher incomes than women... Real Annual Wage and Salary Income (1989 dollars) $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19, MenWomen DELETE

Figure VI-1 The Gap Between Male and Female Earnings is Decreasing, but Men Still Earn More Than Women Real Annual Wage and Salary Income (1989 dollars) $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19, MenWomen CHANGE FONT

Figure VI-1 The Gap Between Male and Female Earnings is Decreasing, But Men Still Earn More Than Women* $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19, MenWomen Real Annual Wage and Salary Income (1989 dollars) SHOW AS FOOTNOTE

Figure VI-1 The Gap Between Male and Female Earnings is Decreasing, But Men Still Earn More Than Women* $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19, MenWomen *Average annual income, 1989 dollars (real income) ADD DATE, REFERENCE

Figure VI-1 The Gap Between Male and Female Earnings is Decreasing, But Men Still Earn More Than Women* $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19, MenWomen *Average annual income, 1989 dollars (real income) OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTJUNE 1993

Figure VI-1 Average Annual Wages by Sex, 1979 & 1989 Men continued to earn higher incomes than women... Real Annual Wage and Salary Income (1989 dollars) $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19,684 $28,722 $27,824 BEFORE

Figure VI-1 The Gap Between Male and Female Earnings is Decreasing, But Men Still Earn More Than Women* $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19, MenWomen *Average annual income, 1989 dollars (real income) AFTER OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTJUNE 1993

Figure VI-1 The Gap Between Male and Female Earnings is Decreasing, But Men Still Earn More Than Women* $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19, MenWomen *Average annual income, 1989 dollars (real income) OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTJUNE 1993

The Gap Between Male and Female Earnings is Decreasing, But Men Still Earn More Than Women* $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19, Men Women *Average annual income, 1989 dollars (real income) OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTJUNE 1993

The Gap Between Male and Female Earnings is Decreasing, But Men Still Earn More Than Women* $34,545 $33,384 $18,022 $19, Men Women *Average annual income, 1989 dollars (real income) OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTJUNE 1993