To be accurate, her mom would have a position that would pay a man about 70% of what her dad makes, because 70% of THAT will result in half…. That’s using the classic number of “70 percent for the same job.”
Presently, the average amount is close to 80%, but a lot of that is thought to be due to women spending less time in the labor force because some sacrifice part or all of their employable hours to take care of children. (The image of stay-at-home dads may be more acceptable nowadays, but they are still comparatively rare)
Even accounting for every possible factor, men still earn 5 to 10 percent more than women, seemingly just because they are men. Things have gotten much better, but they still have farther to go.
To be accurate, her mom would have a position that would pay a man about 70% of what her dad makes, because 70% of THAT will result in half…. That’s using the classic number of “70 percent for the same job.”
Presently, the average amount is close to 80%, but a lot of that is thought to be due to women spending less time in the labor force because some sacrifice part or all of their employable hours to take care of children. (The image of stay-at-home dads may be more acceptable nowadays, but they are still comparatively rare)
Even accounting for every possible factor, men still earn 5 to 10 percent more than women, seemingly just because they are men. Things have gotten much better, but they still have farther to go.