Why don’t u comment at the root with this. Instead of doing it here.

You will likely take a lot of flack for this post but thank you for the thoughtful post.

Stop getting married and the wage gap will disappear in a generation.

Just saying there would be a lot of very happy women out there if their white male partner earned more.

The burden of time off is part of the contract that put the burden of work on the other.  Relax.  Women are very blessed to live in a culture where for most of them working is a choice/fun option...not a demand/responsibility or requirement.

While this highlights the need for parental leave, you can’t compare someone who worked a full year with someone who only worked part of the year and expect the results to be meaningful. If I start a job in December, that doesn’t mean my pay is 1/12th my coworkers.

I’ve been commenting a lot today - and I think this is what will leave me stuck in the greys.

That’s why I bought my wife a matching dustpan & broom as well as a matching apron and kitchen towels. EXPLODE!! 

So, I just want to preface this by saying that this is purely a quibble about the statistical validity of this, and not an attempt to downplay the problem. Any percent of systematic pay difference between genders is unacceptable, and I’m only making this point because I believe the quickest way to lose an argument is…

No one is missing the point. The primary reason for the gender gap is what the OP stated. Women who choose to ignore family and focus more on work make more than women who don’t. It’s a person’s preference. This isn’t Saudi Arabia, no one is forcing anyone to get married or start a family.

Why Latinx and not Latina? You are talking about women. It’s right there in your sentence. “Latinx people” might be one thing but “Latinx women” is downright nonsensical. 

There is a specific word for “Latinx women” and it’s Latinas.

All other things being equal, that’s illegal. Talk to HR or file a lawsuit.

The most commonly reported statistic on the pay gap tell us that, on average, women earn about 80 cents to a man’s dollar

Earnings, not wage. There is an earnings discrepancy.

Make words make sense. Wages and earnings are not interchangeable terms.

leaving out people who have to leave, either full or part-time, to take care of children, relatives, or other family members.

He’s a terrible person and he’s going to be the next president of the United States

The common jokes that the DNC defeats itself is a common joke for a reason.

and they’d be like “We aren’t connected to the school, so go live in the actual school dorms then.”