Why do women earn less than men? In this assignment you will look at the data on women's and men's pay, and explore reasons for the pay differential. Respond to the 3 key questions below. What does the data tell us?
1. Based on information you find in the sites below, compile a list of the five most important statistics that you find regarding pay differentials. Explain why each statistic is important.Go to the U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau "Women in the Labor Force in 2006"at: https://www.dol.gov/wb/factsheets/Qf-laborforce-06.htm. For a journalistic summary see "End Sex Discrimination for Good" in The Christian ScienceMonitor at: https://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0501/p09s02-coop.html. What are the reasons for the pay differential?