Behind the Pay Gap: Tools and Tips

Plan a program that sheds light on the gender pay gap
One year after college graduation, women graduates make 80% of what their male colleagues earn. Ten years later, they make just 69% of what men are making. And this is true, even though they are working in the same field and at the same level.

Plan a program for young women in your community or at your local college or university to help educate them about this issue -- and what they can do to change it.

Resources you can use for your Gender Pay Gap program

Behind the Pay Gap full research report (PDF)

Behind the Pay Gap executive summary (PDF)

Behind the Pay Gap PowerPoint presentation

Behind the Pay Gap presentation (PDF)

Tip the scale in your favor: Tips for eliminating the pay gap handout (Word doc.)

Behind the Pay Gap press release

Links to Behind the Pay Gap media coverage

State-by-state wage gap data (PDF)

State pay equity rankings

Read about pay gap programs planned at campuses through the AAUW Campus Action Project

Video of AAUW's Behind the Pay Gap feature on NBC Nightly News

You'll find additional Behind the Pay Gap resources on the AAUW Web site.