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Behind the Pay Gap (2007)

Related Resources

Press Release

AAUW testimony at Capitol Hill pay equity hearing (PDF)

Campus Action Projects

AAUW's position on Pay Equity 

State-by-state wage gap data (PDF)

Start a WAGE Club

Related Research Reports

Gains in Learning, Gaps in Earnings (2008)

Women at Work (2003)

Pay Equity Tool

Use the free fair pay compensation tool offered by AAUW's partner Job Search Intelligence to determine your personalized salary target. Virtually all job descriptions in every region of the US are available.

Research released in April 2007 by AAUW shows that just one year out of college, women working full time already earn less than their male colleagues, even when they work in the same field. Ten years after graduation, the pay gap widens. 

Behind the Pay Gap research report coverRight-facing double black arrows Executive Summary (PDF)

Right-facing double black arrows Full Report (PDF)

Right-facing double black arrows Questions? Comments? Press information? Please contact media@aauw.org or at 202/785-7745 with any feedback or questions.

Right-facing double black arrows View video of a segment on pay equity featuring the Behind the Pay Gap report, from the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams special series, "The Truth About Boys and Girls," on the MSNBC website, on your own media player or by pressing play on the screen below.

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