There Is NO Gender-Based Wage Gap

An Analysis of the Reasons for the Disparity
in Wages Between Men and Women

January 12, 2009

PREPARED FOR:
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment Standards Administration
200 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20210

PREPARED BY:
CONSAD Research Corporation
211 North Whitfield Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Under Contract Number GS-23F-02598
Task Order 2, Subtask 2B

CONCLUSION

This study leads to the unambiguous conclusion that the differences in the
compensation of men and women are the result of a multitude of factors and
that the raw wage gap should not be used as the basis to justify corrective action.
Indeed, there may be nothing to correct. The differences in raw wages may be almost
entirely the result of the individual choices being made by both male and female workers.

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