7-The Great Divergence, we can say with even greater confidence, has nothing to do with gender-based inequality. That’s because since 1979 median wages for women have going up relative to median wages for men. The 62-cent dollar—that is, for every dollar made by a man, a woman made 62 cents—was, …
7-The Great Divergence, we can say with even greater confidence, has nothing to do with gender-based inequality. That’s because since 1979 median wages for women have going up relative to median wages for men. The 62-cent dollar—that is, for every dollar made by a man, a woman made 62 cents—was, by 2009, a 79-cent dollar. Considering women now outnumber men at colleges and universities, it seems likely the male-female wage gap will continue to shrink in the future.