The better news is the story for women. In 2014, the median full-time female worker earned 32% more than in 1975 and a whopping 74% more than in 1960.
I really want this graph to get more attention in the debate over wages on.wsj.com/1P5HMHz http://t.co/sEzE5yvnJX—
Richard V. Reeves (@RichardvReeves) September 30, 2015http://t.co/WPUsaVkNu4—
EPI Chart Bot (@epichartbot) September 30, 2015
Few labour markets statistics make much sense unless broken down by gender.
Women working full-time, year-round jobs earned 78.6% of what similar men did in 2014 on.wsj.com/1KlsIC8http://t.co/amouJSkPMr—
Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) September 19, 2015
Wages growth is no exception with female wages growth quite good for a long period of time after the 1970s – a period in which male earnings stagnated.
The beginning of male wage stagnation seemed to coincide with the closing of the gender wage gap.
U.S. wage growth doesn't look as weak when you account for benefit costs covered by employers on.wsj.com/1JJ2EmVhttp://t.co/s0tJutTjBy—
Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) July 06, 2015
Presumably if men were previously profiting from patriarchy, that should have some implications for future wage growth and promotions for men as women catch up.
Presumably if men were previously profiting from patriarchy, that should have some implications for future wage growth for men…
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