"There are myths on both sides here, and taking steps toward gender equality requires an honest accounting of the economic and social facts.
Over the last few years, defenders of markets, including me, have been on the offensive, arguing that the gender pay gap is in some sense a “myth.”
More recently, critics have replied that it’s not a myth and that those who think it is a myth are peddling nonsense.
It turns out that both sides have a point.
Whether the gender pay gap is a myth depends upon exactly what claim either side is making.
Below, I hope to sort out these various claims and make clear what we can and cannot say is true and false about the gender pay gap.
What Is Mythical?...
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