Pay for women lags that of men
Written on January 28, 2008
1909
Year that International Women’s Day (March 
was first observed
153.6 million
Number of females in the U.S. as of Oct. 1, 2007
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$32,649
Median annual earnings of women 16 or older who worked year-round, full time, in 2006
77 cents
For every $1 earned by men, amount earned by women
$61,081
Median earnings of women in computer and math jobs, the highest for women among the 22 major occupational groups
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