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by kareemsabri 3001 days ago
It should probably mean something to you that women are collecting advanced degrees at a rate significantly higher than that of men.

However, given the "women earn ~70 cents for every dollar a man earns" rhetoric we traditionally hear about unequal pay, which compares female earnings to male earnings outright without controlling for education, qualifications, or the "same job"[1], it would seem this comparison is done in the same spirit.

1. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/jan/...