How can women be on the recieving end of a wage gap in the us?

Question

and still be the demographic group with the most spending power ?

Answer 1

They use their husband's money too in doing most of the shopping.

I have to hand it to you, you asked a real legitimate question on this one.  If it wasn't late and I wasn't tired I'd answer it better.

Answer 2

Because women usually do the shopping for the entire family!

Answer 3

Because women tend to be concentrated in certain types of jobs that don't pay as well. Even for jobs that were once exclusively male, such as secretaries, the wages started going down once women entered that field in large numbers. The same thing has happened with bank tellers. That was once a male dominated job and was a way to become bank president. Now, it's become more of a dead end pink collar job.

Answer 4

Because the paycheck that women earn is "her" money, and the paycheck that men earn is "our" money.

Of course, it can work the other way as well, with his paycheck as "his" money and her paycheck as "our" money.

But at least in my experience, it's much more common in the first example.

I don't doubt that, in general, men earn more money than women, so there is a wage gap in the U.S. But it's not due to gender discrimination as much as it has to do with career choices.

Answer 5

Becasue women still do most of the unpaid work, which includes the housework, and shopping for the whole household.