It should probably mean something to you that women are collecting advanced degrees at a rate significantly higher than that of men. However, given the "women

It should probably mean something to you that women are collecting advanced degrees at a rate significantly higher than that of men. However, given the "women earn ~70 cents for every dollar a man earns" rhetoric we traditionally hear about unequal pay, which compares female earnings to male earnings outright without controlling for education, qualifications, or the "same job"[1], it would seem this comparison is done in the same spirit. 1. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/jan/29/barack-obama/barack-obama-state-union-says-women-make-77-cents-/ http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/jan/...