THE WAGE GAP.
IF WE DON’T SUPPORT WOMEN TODAY, THE GENDER WAGE GAP WILL NOT BE
CORRECTED UNTIL 2059
The gender pay gap is the average difference in salary between men and women, and also between races. Women on average are paid less than men, creating unfair advantages in society for women who are employed and who may also be caregivers. If we do not support women in their educational opportunities, raise the minimum wage to $15 or update the Paycheck Fairness Act soon, current wage trends suggest that the pay between men and women will not be equal until 2059.
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To every white man’s dollar, women and especially women of color make cents less in comparison. When women have less educational opportunities, work in lower paying “women’s work”, and have less years of experience because of possible child caregiving, they are put at a disadvantage.
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The uncontrolled pay gap is the average pay gap between men and women for all careers and industries combined. The controlled pay gap is the average pay gap between men and women who have the same job and qualifications. Even though the controlled pay gap is only 2 cents off to the white man's dollar, we have to imagine this 2 cents difference is due to gender and racial discrimination. This graphic shows the pay gap in terms of a singular dollar, but these cents can add up to a big difference in yearly salaries.
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The company PayScale found that even when women became managers, supervisors or executives at their respective jobs, there was still a significant uncontrolled pay gap. The argument that women should just work towards a higher position in a company does not equal a higher pay, especially because most jobs stereotyped as "women's work" do not have the higher salaries or benefits as jobs in male-dominated fields.
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My name is Morgan Nakonechny, and I'm a part of Girls Who Code's Summer Immersion Program sponsored by CNA. I created this website to educate the general public and specifically women on the gender wage gap, and what we can do as a society to not have to wait until 2059 for the current wage trends to become equal for all genders.