The fight for equal pay continues as women are still being paid less than men on average. Noreen Farrell, executive director at Equal Rights Advocates, joined 'Stretching Your Dollar' to talk about the pay disparity between men and women, progress made in pay parity and transparency when it comes to wages.
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