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More Idaho women start businesses. Fewer work part-time. But men are still paid more

Before Jesse McKinney was old enough to crawl, her mother was preparing her for a world in which being a woman made the workplace less welcoming.

"My mom actually named me Jessica, but she gave me (the spelling of) a boy’s nickname so when people looked at my resume, they’d be more likely to hire me," said McKinney, who co-owns Idaho-based Red Aspen, a company that manufactures false eyelashes.

The number of female entrepreneurs like McKinney is on the rise in Idaho. Women’s wages are increasing at a faster rate than men’s are, and state labor officials say women are entering the workforce in droves.

By Nicole Blanchard

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