Gender Pay Gap
A few years ago, there was much ado about the fact that women were starting to outnumber men at many large universities and that they had much higher high school graduation rates. On the optimistic side were those who said this might finally bring about something closer to pay and opportunity equity in the workforce. The logic there being that it’s hard to discriminate against the majority for too long. On the more regressive side were those who cried about how the educational system was failing boys. Well, it looks like the good ol’ boys have little to fear. According to this article in the International Herald Tribune, the gender pay gap is firmly in place. It may actually be growing among men and women with four year degrees, in spite of the increasing percentage of women in the college educated workforce. Among the highest paying jobs such as medical specialists, executive management, and others, the opportunity and pay gap is growing with no signs that it’s going to narrow for decades.
