The gender pay gap is narrower among young adults than among workers overall Median hourly earnings of U.S. women as percentage of men 's median among All workers ages 16+
American women earn 85 cents on the dollar compared with men, but that gap is narrower among younger workers. In 2018, among workers ages 25 to 34, women’s earnings were 89% those of men, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of median hourly wages that includes full- and part-time workers. But evidence suggests that as women enter the responsibilities of parenthood their earnings fall further behind same-aged male counterparts. Several other factors are believed to contribute to the persistence of the gender wage gap, among them the impact of broader family caregiving responsibilities, differences in the industries and occupations in which women and men work, workplace gender discrimination, and differences in workforce experience.
The gender pay gap is narrower among young adults than among workers overall  | Median hourly earnings of U.S. women as percentage of men 's median among  | All workers ages 16+  | Workers ages 25-34  | Parity  | Parity  | 100 %  | 100%  | WAGE GAP  | 89  | WAGE GAP  | 085  | 75  | 75  | 67  | 64  | 50  | 50  | 25  | 25  | 0  | 80 '85 190 '95 I'00 '05 10  | 18  | 80 '85 190 '95 I'00 '05 10  | 18  | Note: Estimates are for civilian, non-institutionalized, full- or part-time employed workers with positive earnings. Self-employed  | workers are excluded.  | Source: Pew Research Center analysis of Current Population Survey data.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 