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Female Airbnb hosts earn thousands less per year than male hosts

  • Written by Alexander Davidson, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Wayne State University
Female Airbnb hosts earn thousands less per year than male hostsThe gender wage gap persists even in the 'sharing economy.'designer491/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images

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Female Airbnb hosts in the United States earn on average about 25% less per year than their male counterparts for their rentals, according to our new study....

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