When President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act in 1963, the average American woman earned 63 cents for every dollar earned by men. More than five decades later, a new analysis found Pennsylvania women still earn less than men for doing the same work, with the disparity equaling about $35 billion a year.
Tuesday marks the annual Equal Pay Day.
Here is a by-the-numbers look at the impact of the gender wage gap in Pennsylvania:
80 cents
Amount women earn for every dollar men earn
$10,180
Amount the average woman loses in earnings annually due to the wage gap
Eliminating the gender wage gap would provide enough money for:
12.8
Months of additional childcare
6.6
Months of additional insurance premiums
.7
Years of college tuition
