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MostpeoplecanmeasuretheirstatusatworkbyfourP’s:paychecks,promotions,performancereviews,andperks(特殊待遇).Forwomen,itisthepaychecksthatoftenspeaktheloudestabouthowemployersvaluethem---orundervaluethem.Despitegains,manywomenstillearn,onaverage,just74centsforeverydollarmenearn,reportstheU.S.CensusBureau.

Dothemath:That’s26centsperdollarlost.Overaworkinglifetime,thepotentialincomeaddsuptostaggeringlosses.Asoneexample,theInstituteforWomen’sPolicyResearchinWashingtoncalculatesthattheaverage29-year-oldworkingwomanwithacollegedegreewilllose990,000dollarstothepaygapoverhercareer.

Toemphasizejusthowmuchthatincomegapbetweenmenandwomencostswomen,theWorkingWomen’sDepartmentoftheAFL-CIOlastweeklaunchedanunusualWebsite---www.aflcio.org/women/equalpay.htm---forequalpay.Avisitortothesitesimplyentershercurrentsalary,agegroup,andeducationlevel.Thenthescreenshowshowmuchthepaygapcouldcosther.

Forahypothetical40-year-oldcollegeeducatedwomanearning40,000dollars,thefigureis844,107dollars.Inreallife,ofcourse,somewomen’slosseswillbelower---orevennonexistent.

Wagediscriminationhasbeenagainstthelawfor35years.Yetsystematicunderpaymentonthebasisofsexandracestillpervadestheworkplace.SincetheEqualPayActwassignedin1963,thewagegaphasclosedattherateoflessthanhalfapennyayear,givingnewmeaningtotheterm“snail’space.”

Womensecretaries,forexample,earnabout100dollarsaweeklessthanmaleclerks,accordingtotheNationalCommitteeonPayEquality.Forwomenlawyers,medianweeklyearningsarenearly300dollarslessthanthoseofmalelawyers.Medianpayforwomenprofessorsis170dollarslessthantheirmalecounterparts.Thelistofdisparitiesgoeson.

Twomythspersist.Thefirstisthatwomenworkforextras---vocations,clothes,secondcars.Intruth,womenworkforthesameeconomicreasonsmendo---topaytherent,buyfood,financecollegeeducation,saveforretirement,andyes,buyextrastoo.

Thesecondmythholdsthatthepaygapisawomen’sissue.Nottrue.

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