The Gender Gap Gully
“In 2008, single, childless women between ages 22 and 30 were earning more than their male counterparts in most U.S. cities.”
Some new census data is showing that the gender gap has not only slowed but reversed in this very small segment of the population.
Before you start celebrating that this is the beginning of the end of wage inequality, however, take a look at some of these analyses, which show this might not be such a good sign after all.
(Thanks to Orion Elenzil for the title.)
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September 6th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
so women make as much money as men until kids?
September 6th, 2010 at 8:03 pm
Young, urban women with no kids made more money than young, urban men with no kids in 2008. That’s the only thing this data shows. I don’t think you could say that women make as much money as men until kids.