Equal work should result in equal pay. Men and women who perform the same job functions should see earnings which, if not equivalent, are at least not biased along gender lines.
The U.S. Department of Education recently released numbers showing the gender pay gap for women four years after graduating in 2008. It shows men out-earning their female colleagues in every field that the study covered. This includes typically “female-dominated” professions like teaching and health services.
This glaring inequality is not only antithetical to our nation’s values regarding equality for all, it’s also terrible for the economy. Our economy would produce over $400 billion in additional income if this inequity were to be properly addressed.
While actions have been taken here in Washington and at the federal level in Washington D.C., there is still work to do on correcting this fundamental unfairness in our paychecks.
