Closing the wage gap: It's a matter of survival for working families (Valerie Jarrett alert)

Washington Post ^ | September 17, 2010 | Valerie Jarrett

[Spike Knotts]

In response to your post to me here.

Thanks, Professor

"Otherwise, every coldly-calculating businessman interested only in his company's bottom line would have no recourse but to fire all of his male employees and replace them with (preferrably black) female employees (who would then be paid only 77% as much for doing the same job)."

Coldly is an adverb ending in "ly" and doesn't require hyphenation, as it's modifying its verb by its very nature.

You're welcome!

Regards,