From the NY Times

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"Young women in New York and several of the nation's other largest cities who work full time have forged ahead of men in wages, according to an analysis of recent census data.

A recent study shows that women of all educational levels from 21 to 30 living in New York City and working full time made 117 percent of men's wages, and even more in Dallas, 120 percent (see chart above for NYC, 1970-2005, click to enlarge)."

Why the pay gap..... for MEN?

"Women have been graduating from college in larger numbers than men, and that many of those women seem to be gravitating toward major urban areas. In 2005, 53% of women in their 20s working in New York were college graduates, compared with only 38% of men of that age. And many of those women are not marrying right after college, leaving them freer to focus on building careers."



MP: Just wondering if Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), who represents NYC and has long been an advocate of gender equity, will be as concerned about this pay gap for NYC men as she has been when there was a pay gap for women?