article_snippet.sent: Here's the thing: That 77-cent wage gap statistic is grossly overstated.
article_snippet.sent: It's a comparison of averages -- comparing full-time working women with full-time working men -- that doesn't control for any of the important factors that go into determining one's salary such as education, profession, title, time spent in the workforce and time spent in the office each day, to name a few.
article_snippet.sent: When we do control for these variables, a much smaller wage gap persists of about 4-6 cents, some of which may be the result of gender discrimination, but also is likely a function of women's choices and different behavior, such as not negotiating as often as men do -- factors for which economists simply can't control.
article_snippet.sent: my earning potential simply isn't as high as some of my male counterparts.
article_snippet.sent: The facts about the gender wage gap .
article_snippet.sent: Where the gender pay gap is the widest .
highlights_snippet.sent: Sabrina Schaeffer says the wage gap between men and women is grossly overstated .