wage gap

Examining evidence for the gender wage gap

Annie Rorem
August 31, 2015

As I mentioned in my last post, there are a whole host of considerations to take into account when looking at men’s and women’s wages to investigate any gender-based differences. Sheer earnings numbers are meaningful—after all, a difference in earnings, no…

Why are you paid what you’re paid? More on the gender wage gap

Annie Rorem
July 2, 2015

In my last post, I began a series focused on the gender wage gap, and discussed why demonstrating its existence is not always a simple proposition. Most importantly, I argued, it is not enough to simply look at the difference between…