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Graduating to a Pay Gap

AAUW analyzed earnings and student loan debt burden among a nationally representative sample of college students in 2009, one year after their graduation. This is the latest available data.

Apples-to-apples comparison– Average age 23 – Single and childless– Working full time– Similar types of colleges/universities– Similar grades– Regression controls for all factors

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One Year Out of College, Women Are Paid Less than Men Are

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Women and Men Tend to Major in Different Fields

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Women Are Often Paid Less than Men with the Same College Major

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Women Are Often Paid Less than Men in the Same Job Are Paid

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Women Are Paid Less than Men Who Work the Same Number of Hours

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A 7 Percent Unexplained Pay Gap Remains

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Impact of the Gender Pay Gap

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More Women Have a High Student Loan Debt Burden

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Recommendations

• Employers• Policymakers• Individuals

– Transparency in pay systems– Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act– Join AAUW