Women Make Less $$$ – No Matter What

Hey, y’know what’s totes awesome? The fact that in college women outperform men – with GPAs higher in every college major – and we will still get paid exponentially less than men. No matter the position, no matter the field.

How is this possible? How is it the year 2007 and women are still being financially discriminated against solely because we have vaginas? Oh, and forget about it if you have a minority vagina – African American women earn 77 cents to a man’s dollar and Latinas earn an unbelievable 55 cents to a man’s dollar.

According to a new study by the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, only one year out of college (kinda hits home for us, huh?), women working full time will earn 20% less than their male counterparts. You could be an entry-level engineer or a five-year registered nurse, you will still make less than a man in the exact same position with the exact same level of experience. Read More »