I'm waiting for the first goober to argue with me so I can hit them with an ass load of sources. it doesn't take into account different jobs, or hours worked. Yet it is constantly bandied about as if every male cashier (or whatever) makes significantly more than women doing the same jobs. it's a lie. and not only is it an outrageous lie, but politicians/celebrities etc constantly say "yeah it's pretty bad" without offering any real solution to this "problem". ps. it's been illegal to discriminate against women since like, the 60's. everything below is an edit, because someone asked. all these sources either refute the "myth" outright or explain it's much more complicated than the usual talking point. source 1: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-37198653 source 2: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/05/the-biggest-myth-about-the-gender-wage-gap/276367/ Source 3: http://www.forbes.com/sites/karinagness/2016/04/12/dont-buy-into-the-gender-pay-gap-myth/#17b98ec94766 source 4: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/harvard-prof.-takes-down-gender-wage-gap-myth/article/2580405 source 5: http://www.dailywire.com/news/4858/7-facts-you-need-know-debunk-equalpayday-lie-ben-shapiro source 6: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-wage-gap-myth-that-wont-die-1443654408 source 7: http://www.businessinsider.com/harvard-economist-explains-the-gender-wage-gap-2016-3 source 8: http://claremontindependent.com/debunking-the-wage-gap-myth/ source 9: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/438775/pay-gap-studies-disprove-myth-sexism-responsible [u]BONUS[/u]: Here is the existing federal law, enacted in the frigging sixties that makes it illegal for an employer to pay a woman less for the same work. https://www.google.com/search?q=equal+pay+act+1963&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8