New federal data shows that the gender pay gap starts as soon as graduates enter the workforce. The data covered 1.7 million graduates and showed that after 3 years of graduation, the median pay for women was less than men in 75% of 11,300 undergrad and grad programs at 2,000 universities.
According to the Labor Department, women nationally earn on average 82.3 cents to every dollar a man earns. Researchers have found that early-career pay disparities are present in a range of fields, including those dominated by men, such as business, and those dominated by women, such as teaching. The majority of programs show that the median pay for men is higher than women, even at every degree level.
This shows that women are already facing a pay disparity before they even enter the workforce, a fact that researchers say is due to discrimination at all career levels, even with laws against it.
Shawn VanDerziel, executive director of the National Association of Colleges and Employers, said, “We need executives taking note of this,” and we completely agree in order to close this gap and remove the disadvantage women who haven’t even begun their careers are facing.
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