[djsumdog]

But it's not 77cents:

> Even after adjusting for type of job, industry, experience, location and education, the gap remained 92 cents for each dollar.

The 77 cent thing is a myth and the 92cent thing isn't even that massive a gap.

I have a hypothesis: if you could measure the confidence of both men and women and relate them to job type and income, I bet you'd have a stronger coloration than gender.

It's pretty difficult to test because things like confidence are subjective. There's an article in Salon called "The Confidence Gap" that shows women often don't ask for higher paying positions because they lack confidence in their abilities.

[mrgoldenbrown]

They also don't ask because when they do they are more likely to be shot down, just like they are less likely to be hired in the first place. When women ask for something they are seen as complaining, when men ask for the same thing, it's seen as confidence.

[RodericDay]

Without controlling for job title, how much does the average man make, and the average woman make?

I'm under the impression that the 77c figure is related to this "total" disparity, that better accounts for the separate, but related, issue of "predominantly female" fields paying less than male ones.

[djsumdog]

That's another issue entirely. Also you need to take into account things like maternity leave as well as women who man chose not to work full time, that bring that number down as well.