Growing Inequality » Wages By Gender

In hourly wages, Washington’s men and women at the middle of the wage scale have each gained about $2.00 per hour between 2001 and 2009, but women still typically earn about $5.00 less per hour.

Over the longer term, despite fairly steady gains since 1996, men have still not recovered from the long slide in earning power from 1979 to 1996. Women’s earnings have gained steadily if slowly relative to inflation, as overt discrimination has lessened.

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