Monday, August 17, 2009

Women paid less than men

That's the belief, of course. Maybe the facts aren't as dismal as one thinks. Statistics can so easily be manipulated.

These wage ratios are calculated from government data and do not take into account differences in education, job title and responsibility, regional labor markets, work experience, occupation, and time in the workforce. When economic studies include these major determinants of income, rather than simple averages of all men and women’s salaries, the pay gap shrinks even more. More...

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