In 2009 the Department of Labor sponsored a study [1] as to the nature of the wage gap. They determined that much of the wage gap can be explained by other fact

In 2009 the Department of Labor sponsored a study [1] as to the nature of the wage gap. They determined that much of the wage gap can be explained by other factors. There may still be discrimination, of course, but it seems to mostly not be the wage-discrimination that people talk about so much. I suspect that what discrimination there is is more subtle, and of the more social kind that leads women to choose different occupations. This sort of discrimination is hard to detect, especially in areas where blinding is difficult. Look at the widespread discrimination that occurred in orchestras around the world [2]. [1]: http://www.consad.com/content/reports/Gender%20Wage%20Gap%20Final%20Report.pdf http://www.consad.com/content/reports/Gender%20Wage%20Gap%20... [2]: http://mldc.whs.mil/download/documents/Readings/Orchestrating%20Impartiality.pdf http://mldc.whs.mil/download/documents/Readings/Orchestratin...