The gap persists because women take time off to have children. Bennett: Actually, more women than men have earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees since the 1980s. Bennett: That has long been a factor in the pay gap. She said she “didn’t want to seem ‘difficult’ or ‘spoiled.’”)O.K., but we’re on our way to closing the gap, right? 1 in 3That’s the number of Americans who are unaware of the wage gap, according to research by LeanIn.org.

Source: New York Times April 02, 2019 15:11 UTC