There exists a gender wage gap of 23 cents on the dollar; in other words, women make 77 cents for each dollar made by a man. Some say there are legitimate even good reasons for this disparity. In some instances, of course, this is true. But 25+ years of practicing employment law has taught me beyond a reasonable doubt that in the vast majority of instances there is no reason other than lingering vestiges or actual, daily practice of gender discrimination.
Infographic World provides an excellent post on the Wage Gap in America.
In April, the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill aimed at closing the illegal reasons for the gender wage gap, was blocked from passage by a filibustering minority of Senate Republicans led by Kentucky's own, Senator Mitch McConnell, see Paycheck Fairness Act Filibustered by Minority of Senate Republicans.
