Story highlights An Obama-era rule required employers to collect pay dataThe Trump administration is issuing a stay and review of that ruleWashington (CNN) The Trump administration has announced that it is ending an Obama-era rule on gender gap wage data collection, a move supported by Ivanka Trump. Though Trump's initial inclination was to keep the data collection going, she was convinced by arguments from those opposing the rule, a White House official told CNN. "We look forward to continuing to work with EEOC, OMB, Congress and all relevant stakeholders on robust policies aimed at eliminating the gender wage gap." Trump has made women's economic empowerment a key initiative for her White House portfolio as an assistant to the President. She traveled to Missouri Wednesday as President Donald Trump kicked off his push for tax reform.

Source: CNN August 31, 2017 15:22 UTC