https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2011/08/04/the-gender-gap-will-never-go-away-thanks-to-the-mommy-track/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:59:04 -0400<![CDATA[So why do women work fewer hours, choose less demanding jobs, and then earn less than men do? The answer is obvious: kids. A number of researchers have found that if you consider only childless women, the wage gap disappears. June O’Neill, an economist who has probably studied wage gaps as much as anyone alive, has found that single, childless women make about 8 percent more than single, childless men do (though the advantage vanishes when you factor in education). Using Census Bureau data of pay levels in 147 of the nation’s 150 largest cities, the research firm Reach Advisors recently showed that single, childless working women under 30 earned 8 percent more than their male counterparts did&#8230;]]>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:35:33 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2011/08/04/the-gender-gap-will-never-go-away-thanks-to-the-mommy-track-n85164