What is one consequence of unequal wages for women in the U.S.?
Since 1975, what has happened to all women's median hourly wages?
Since 1975, what has happened to median hourly wages for non-White men?
In general, why do you think men are paid more than women of their same race?
What is one consequence of this unequal pay?
How does this information personally affect you?
Describe one policy step the U.S. government could take to make pay more equal.
What would a Libertarian say about this chart and how the government should respond to wage disparity?
What is one question you have about this data?
Is there a bigger gap between the hourly wages of White males and non-White males; or between White males and White women?
What job type do you think has the most unequal pay in America?*
What job type do you think has the most equal pay in America?*
In general, is this chart good or bad news?
If men's and women's wages continue rising at the same rates, by what year will their pay be roughly equal?
Do you think that if there were more non-White males and more women in leadership positions in government that there would be less wage discrimination?
Do you think that if there were more non-White males and more women in leadership positions in businesses that there would be less wage discrimination?
Do you think that rising female hourly wages have caused men's hourly wages to decline?
On January 29, 2009, President Obama signed the first piece of legislation of his Administration: the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 ("Act"). The Act forbids discriminatory compensation based on sex. Do you personally support the idea of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act?
Tuesday, April 4 is Equal Pay Day — which represents how far into the year women have to work to catch up to the amount men earned in the previous year. Celebrate Equal Pay Day, by describing how wage disparity affects you or your family. Share your story and your analysis of what the government should do about wage discrimination online or in class.