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U.S. women are outpacing men in college completion, including in every major racial and ethnic group
(www.pewresearch.org)
this post was submitted on 18 Nov 2024
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I wonder if this will ultimately impact the pay gap?
Maybe. The pay gap is mostly explained by what sorts of jobs men and women go for. Women go for flexible working conditions that pay less. So it comes down to whether men without degrees can still out-earn women with college degrees by working longer less flexible hours.
I'm not an expert, but I've seen conflicting studies on that. For example, I remember a recent study that showed that women in the same field with the same qualifications and years of experience still made less than men.
A bit less, yeah, but most of the difference vanishes when controlling for certain factors.
How about the political gap? One of the big trends to come out of the election was the big divide in terms of party and college degree.
I would imagine that well educated people will still tend to vote democrat.