Wage Pay Is Real Essay

The wage gap is made a huge deal, but lots of speculation has surfaced about whether it’s real or not. If the wage gap is really the big deal that it’s made out to be, it would being affecting thousands of women all over the US. With all these women it’s affecting, why hasn’t the government put a stop to it? If the wage gap isn’t real, why is it known as the biggest reason for gender inequality in America? This speculation leads me to only one question, is the gender wage gap even real?
It turns out that the wage gap isn’t as accurate as we might be told to believe. Hoff Sommers says, “The 23-cent gender pay gap is simply the difference between the average earnings of all men and women working full-time. It does not account for differences
Hill says, “The pay gap affects women from all backgrounds, at all ages, and of all levels of educational achievement, although earnings and the gap vary depending on a woman’s individual situation.” It wouldn’t be accurate to ignore all of these situations and come up with data despite them. To be able to find people with the same exact job qualifications and situation all across the US would be really challenging. Then, if the data ever is proven correct, we can say if the wage gap is based on sexism or situation. My research has lead me to believe that we may not ever know for sure if there is a true wage gap. Due to the inaccurate data taken to prove it, it makes it tough to say if it’s real until there is accurate data taken. During this research process the most important thing I learned was how to correctly use MLA citations. This will help me the next time I do research so that I can make sure I don't plagiarize anyone else's work. I now know that taking notes and planning my paper out before I start a first draft will help me create my best possible writing. One thing I did well was finding credible sources to use for my research. The next time, however, I will try to find even more websites to get information