Gender Wage Gap

 Both the article "Gender Pay Gap Persists" and "Gender Wage Gap May BeSmaller Than Many Think" were very insightful into the issues surrounding the gender pay gap. The authors of the articles agree that women have made huge gains in education and employment but still fight for equality in terms of pay. Both articles offer that women tend to chose lower paying majors in college like education and social sciences as a possible reason for this. There is a disparity of men in higher paying professions.  The article "Gender Pay Gap Persists" suggests that this gap could be due to discrimination against women who try t negotiate for a higher salary.  "Gender Wage Gap May Be Smaller Than Many Think" suggests that the pay gap could be due to many women taking jobs that have lower pay but better benefits after having children. All of these reasons are very logical and seem to make an impact on the wage gap. I think that the article "Gender Wage Gap May Be Smaller Than Many Think" makes this point that while overall women earn 82.2% less than men, the actual wage gap between a man and a woman doing the same job is 7%.

Although the gap may seem small, I still think it is unfair and needs to be fixed. There is no reason that women should make less money than men for doing the same job. I think more women should branch out into the typically male-dominated professions. Women should also lobby Congress to find a solution to this problem. I think women should stand up and negotiate for higher wages and fight the discrimination against them. It is unjust that this would still exist in 2013.