Jon Stewart Solves the American Gender Pay Gap. Not.
How idealistic can one man making a heartfelt call for pay equality be? Jon Stewart finds out in a recent "Daily Show" segment.How idealistic can one man making a heartfelt call for pay equality be? Jon Stewart finds out in a recent “Daily Show” segment in which correspondent Kristen Schaal explains to the comically naive host how we will have flying cars and 3-D printed human hearts as well as be able to drive on Mars years before American women are paid the same as their male counterparts.
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