Letters
Apr. 12, 2012
Not so fast, wage disparity is not what it seems
It is misleading to talk about the pay gap absent a more holistic discussion including other factors.
Marc E. Angelucci
National Coalition for MenI take exception to Patricia Sturdevant's op ed on the gender pay gap ("Equal Pay Day: end wage disparity between men and women" April 6). The pay gap is only a snapshot of average yearly full-time incomes. It does not account for overtime, type of work, or many other life choices. In fact, it only exists because women have more options than men, as supported by a recent Department of Labor study, "An Analysis of Reasons for the Disparity in Wages Between Men and Women," available online a...
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