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The Equal Pay Act made it illegal for men and women to be paid different salaries for the same job. However, the gender pay gap still exists due to women receiving far fewer high-paying jobs than men.
Answer: The main goal of the Japanese Modernization was to try and avoid colonizing other weaker nations.
Explanation: There were 2 reasons for the Japanese Modernization. The first being to end Japanese Monarchy and to start Japanese Democracy. The second would be to avoid colonizing with other weaker nations.
Monotheistic: its followers worshipped a single god