Valenti: Material World- the wage gap

First of all, like Valenti, I hate the wage gap!! It is a huge problem in this country that is not emphasized enough by young women. I have no comprehension of people who make their living off of denying the pay gap. The idea that some women are telling others to go back to the household seems unreal to me. The IWF president Nancy Pfotenhaur is an example of such a woman who makes her living by justifying the waste gap. What if some women can't go back to the household? There is such a thing as financial responsibility. If women like Nancy Pfotenhaur are so keen at convincing other women to work in the household, then why aren't they in the household? The men who justify the wage gap are often high, powerful white men who make enough money that their wives can stay in the household without causing financial difficulties. Growing up, my father once told me that women make less than men, because they pick lower paying jobs. Naturally, as a young, naive child, I believed him. Today I realize that my father just watches entirely too much Talk Radio. The fact is that more women graduate from college then men. My father always emphasized the importance of education, because it would increase my eventual salary. If more women graduate from college, and people with a college education generally make more money, than shouldn't women make at least the same amount of money than men? My father was contradicting himself without even realizing it. Back to Valenti. I absolutely love her sarcasm, which is visible in the section title "who needs a dollar when you have 76 cents?" This section talks about how we only improved the pay gap 16 cents since the feminists movements began in the 60s. For being recognized as years of great progress, we didn't come very far. The bottom line is that the pay gape is unfair, because of the sexism it creates in society. 'WHO NEEDS A DOLLAR WHEN YOU HAVE 76 CENTS?' I do.