How dense. The UNPAID 3-month time gap explains the lower pay. If a man took a unpaid 3-month leave he would get paid about 25% less than the rest of the men he works with.

Your “first stat” is misquoted. If you had correctly labeled it there would be less quibbling. Your error is the cause. I guess no one checks sources.

You could start by properly quoting your statistics. The 79% percent number comes from a chart that shows the median earnings of full-time, year round workers overall, not a pay gap between men and women working the same job.