This Bureau of Labor Statistics’ study found that:
“In 2018, women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median weekly earnings of $789. That was 81.1 percent of the $973 median for men who were full-time wage and salary workers. Women had lower median weekly earnings than men in most of the occupations for which we have earnings data for both women and men.”
Here’s a chart from the same study that shows how many occupations had a higher median wage for men.
Is the gender wage gap is shrinking? Here are a few bullet points that indicate progress is being made, but at a less than satisfatory rate:
- In 1979, womens’ median earnings were 62% of mens. Since 2004, the women’s-to-men’s earnings ratio has remained in the 80 to 83 percent range. (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
- In 2018, more working women had bachelor’s degrees than working men. (The Wall Street Journal).
- As the gender pay gap conversation grows louder, some companies are becoming more transparent with their pay practices, and making real change. (CNBC).
- PARIS—France is preparing to fine companies that underpay women, a novel attempt to narrow the gender pay gap. (The Wall Street Journal).
- According to new research from Carolyn Sloane, an assistant professor at the University of California, Riverside, and Erik Hurst and Dan Black, professors at the University of Chicago, women are slowly shifting to higher-paying majors. (CNBC).
- Women have increased their presence in higher-paying jobs traditionally dominated by men. (Pew Research Center).
- US National Women’s Soccer Team players file class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation for equal pay. (Bloomberg).
- Taylor Swift is the world’s highest paid celebrity in 2019. (Forbes).
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