The Gender
Wage Gap
Use the drop down menus on the next page to choose an occupation and an object to see how long it would take a woman and a man to earn enough money to buy that object in the chosen profession.
Calculations are based on the US 2014 average of a 7.72 hour work day for 270 days a year.
Use the asteric in the right corner to view sources.
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years : days : hours : minutes : seconds
salary
mens yearly salary
100%
percentage
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years : days : hours : minutes : seconds
salary
womens yearly salary
80%
percentage
sources
Gender Wage Gap:
US Department of Labor; Bureau of Labor Statistics via Information is Beautiful
Days worked/year:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; Average Work Year
Hourly work day:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; Average Work Week
House in Brooklyn:
DNAinfo; Average Home Prices in Brooklyn and Queens Hit Record Highs
Cost of Nikes:
Market Realist; The Growth Factors Spiking NIKE Revenues And Earnings
Cost of Bike:
Forbes; The Costs and Savings of Bicycle Commuting