Janet Napolitano’s recent article in Forbes points to an alarming fact.  Even when we are earning more degrees, men make more.

When the prevailing wisdom is that you need a college degree to “earn the real money”, this is a bit of a kick in the pants.

“Women, especially, have internalized the message that higher education pays. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, women make up more than 56% of college students nationwide.”

Read the full article here.

“But here’s the rub. Despite the tremendous educational gains that women have achieved, men still earn higher wages, virtually across the board. Since the Equal Pay Act was signed in 1963 – when women earned an average of 59 cents for every dollar paid to a man – the gender pay gap has narrowed by less than half a cent per year, to about 80 cents on the dollar today.”