It's Equal Pay Day. But Women Still Don't Earn What White Men Do

Today is Equal Pay Day, which aims to raise awareness about the stubborn wage gap that exists between working men and women. 'The wage gap has been stuck at relatively the same level for more than a decade,' said Vicki Shabo, vice president for the National Partnership for Women & Families. 'On average, women who work full time year round, earn 79 cents for every dollar paid to men.' Nationally, that amounts to about $10,700 annually in lost wages for women. Shabo's organization analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau, looking at wage gaps in all fifty states and occupations. The data finds that women are paid lower than men across all industries. Additionally, there is no wage parity in any state, although some were better than others.