Pay Inequity — a state by state breakdown of gender difference
The AAUW, an organization dedicated to “advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research,” has released their latest research on the gender pay gap across the country. Minnesota comes in ranked 26 (with 1 being the closest difference in pay and 50 being the greatest difference) when studying women with college degrees over age 25, and 23 when looking at all workers over age 16, regardless of education. The gap is 29 cents on the dollar for college grads and 77 cents per dollar for all employees.
Although the gap is large, there is one silver lining on the cloud — the median wage for women with college degrees is just over $50,000, between $2000 and $15,000 more than any of our neighboring states.
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