Washington Times: "Gender pay gap myths and 2008"

Submitted by Matt on Sun, 2007-11-18 21:49

Via Marc A. Article here. Excerpt:

'The Reuters report stands in stark contrast to the politically correct — but empirically incorrect — Associated Press story that blanketed the nation on April 23, 2007. The AP story was based on the advocacy press release of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) that claimed after one year out of college women earned 20 percent less than men and that the gap widened 10 years later to 31 percent. The AP did not tell the nation that statistical analyses accompanying the press release reduced the two purported gaps to 5 percent and 12 percent respectively...'

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Amen. And both percentages (5% and 12%) were actually listed in the AAUW report but they were basically hidden and inconspicuously buried. A good reporter would have found it and asked questions. What passes for journalism today is lazy reporting that takes the headlines as gospel. PC filters.

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Submitted by Tom on Mon, 2007-11-19 13:48