The wage gap is a highly controversial topic in politics, but it is not typically discussed in conjunction with education. According to a Hechinger Report article by Mikail Zinshteyn, “women earn more college degrees than men but receive lower wages.” Women reportedly are more successful in completing post-secondary schooling (Zinshteyn Hechinger Report). Out of women and men aged 25-29, 39% of women had earned their bachelor’s degree, but only 32% of men had (Zinshteyn Hechinger Report). In 2014, “86 percent of adults with at least a bachelor’s degree between the ages of 25 and 34 were employed … males were working at higher rates - 90 percent to 83 percent” (Zinshteyn Hechinger Report).
In a study done by the Pew Research Center, women were
In a study done by the Pew Research Center, women were