Gender Wage Gap?

UPDATE

It’s conventional wisdom that Men are paid more than Women — on average — for the same work.

But is that true?

The infographic below mentions a 17.8% gap between men and women.

Steven Low disagrees, citing a 2007 study by the CONSAD Research Corporation for the George W Bush Department of Labor titled An Analysis of Reasons for the Disparity in Wages Between Men and Women. (PDF)

Depending on how you read that analysis, the gap shrinks to perhaps 4.8-7.1% — not nearly as bad.

In my opinion, we still have a ways to go. Men are still promoted and paid more than women in 2012.

For one obvious example, why are so many WAG Head Coaches men?

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