In 2012, the ratio of women’s to men’s median weekly full-time earnings was 80.9 percent, a decline of more than one percentage point since 2011 when the ratio was 82.2 percent. This corresponds to a weekly gender wage gap of 19.1 percent for 2012. Women’s median weekly earnings in 2012 were $691, a marginal decline compared to 2011; men’s median weekly earnings were $854, a marginal increase compared to 2011.
The Gender Wage Gap: 2012
By Claudia Williams, M. Phil. and Ariane Hegewisch|2020-11-14T23:00:20-05:00September 17, 2013|IWPR|Comments Off on The Gender Wage Gap: 2012