Women Paid Less Money Than Men

Overall, women were paid only 77 cents for every dollar a man was paid in 2007, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Economist Evelyn Murphy, president and founder of The WAGE Project, estimates the wage gap costs the average full-time U.S. woman worker between $700,000 and $2 million over the course of her work life. Why are women paid less money than men eventhough they have the same or higher degree levels? This seems pretty ridiculous that as a free country equal to all individuals, that we are still very prevalent with sexism.