‘Almost, but not quite’: Why are women working in the DC area not making as much as men?

‘Almost, but not quite’: Why are women working in the DC area not making as much as men?

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio Ariane Hegewisch of the Institute of Women's Policy Research breaks down the D.C.-area's gender wage gap. It’s a simple question: Are women paid equally to men in D.C., Northern Virginia and Maryland? “Generally, almost, but not quite,” said Ariane Hegewisch, senior research fellow for the Institute of Women’s Policy Research, a D.C.-based think tank. Wages in the D.C. region are among the …

“In general, almost, but not at all,” said Ariane Hegewisch, senior researcher at the Women’s Policy Research Institute, a Washington-based expert group. Wages in the DC region are among the highest in the country. “We have many law firms and high-income jobs,” Hegewisch said. “In those circumstances, women tend to have less access to the highest income levels.” According to a report by the Women’s Policy Research Institute, the District ranks 1…