One year out of college, women already paid less than men, report finds

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7. Here's the link to the study.

http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/local/graduating-to-a-pay-gap/95/

It says that a pay gap of 6.6% exists between men and women working the same hours in the same career with the same education. It also says:

Another possible explanation for the unexplained
portion of the pay gap is a gender difference
in willingness and ability to negotiate
salary. Negotiating a salary can make a difference
in earnings, and men are more likely than
women to negotiate their salaries. In part, this
difference may reflect women’s awareness that
employers are likely to view negotiations by men
more favorably than negotiations by women.
Nonetheless, negotiation may account for some
portion of the unexplained gap.

Another possible explanation? What conclusions would the American Association of University Men reach?

One last thing. The study was conducted during the deepest part of the most recent recession, yet no attempt was made to quantify the effect of unemployment, which affects men more. It stands to reason that a woman who works a few hours in a low paying career would have a hard time paying back her student loans. It is even harder for an unemployed man.