It's well known that woman are still paid less than men in the U.S., but attempts to fix the problem keep getting derailed by arguments over exactly how big the wage gap is, or by attempts to blame the disparity on women.

The last attempt at equal pay legislation failed, and no new bill has been proposed. But that's where John Oliver comes in: He's found a solution to equal pay for equal work that will allow male-dominated corporations to pay women equally, while still paying them less.

Sounds impossible, right? That's because you haven't met Ladybucks™, the new currency for female employees.

[H/T Last Week Tonight]