The Gender Wage Gap:How can we bridge it?

Women earn $0.77 for every

$1 men earn.U.S. Census

Even for high wage earners, like new doctors…

-$17,000 / year than men.

http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/30/2/193.abstract

African-American womenmake 58% of white men

Hispanic/Latina womenmake 54% of white men

http://www.aauw.org/

First, why do you think it’s happening?

On your own: Identify 3-5

potential reasons for the wage gap—don’t worry about

solutions yet.

Even for high wage earners…First, why do you think it’s happening?

PROBLEM:Pay gap

Root cause

Root cause

Root cause

Second, what can we do about it?

On your own: Brainstorm some solutions to the

problem.