Gender Wage Gap Everywhere
- victoriakaharl
- Apr 5, 2017
- 2 min read
Updated: Dec 31, 2021
Women in the U.S. are paid on average 80 cents for every dollar a man makes, which amounts to an annual wage gap of $10,470, according to a new national analysis released today by the National Partnership for Women & Families. The analysis used census data to compare pay for those working year-round, full time.
The Nitty-Gritty
But these are averages. The fuller truth lies in the details. For every dollar paid to men, women in…
Wyoming earn 64 cents.
Louisiana earn 68 cents.
West Virginia, Utah and North Dakota earn 71 cents.
Montana and Oklahoma earn 73 cents.
Idaho and Michigan earn 74 cents.
Ohio earn 75 cents.
Mississippi, Indiana, Alabama and New Hampshire earn 76 cents.
Kansas and Iowa earn 77 cents.
Virginia, Missouri, Alaska, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Maine earn 78 cents.
Nebraska, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and Illinois earn 79 cents.
Georgia, Colorado, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Minnesota earn 81 cents.
New Jersey, Kentucky and Connecticut earn 82 cents.
Massachusetts and Arizona earn 83 cents.
Maryland, Nevada, Vermont and Hawaii earn 84 cents.
New Mexico.earn 85 cents.
California, Rhode Island, North Carolina and Washington. D.C. earn 86 cents.
Florida earn 87 cents.
Delaware and New York earn 98 cents.
For every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men….
Black women are paid 63 cents.
Latinas are paid 54 cents.
White non-Hispanic women are paid 75 cents.
Slim Pickings
The wage gap cannot be explained by type of industry or education level.
Women are paid less than men across all industries.
Women with master’s degrees working full time earn 72 cents for every dollar paid to men with master’s degrees.
Women with doctoral degrees are paid less than men with master’s degrees.
Women with master’s degrees are paid less than men with bachelor’s degrees.
Inequality Is Global
Around the world men continue to earn more than women, according to the World Economic Forum. It says: “Despite an increase in women’s earnings, their current worldwide average only equals what men were earning 10 years ago.” It continues:
"Estonia has the biggest difference in the average gross hourly earnings of men and women, with men earning 29.9% more than women. This is followed by Austria, which has a 23% difference in wages.
That Germany appears among the top five countries with the largest gender pay gaps may come as a surprise. Despite its progressive equality policies, such as split parental leave, the country has a gap of 21.6%. Sweden and Finland have similarly progressive policies but also fall within the less equal half of the graph."
The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report ranks 145 economies according to how well they leverage female talent; it uses economic, educational, health and political indicators.
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