The wage gap you are referring to is a myth, and your call for equal pay for equal work is an obsolete rallying cry. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sex for equal work performed at the same level with the same responsibility and for the same hours. The pay differentials you cite reflect the difference in overall earnings which are different from wages. Earnings encompass things like working overtime, different career fields which are driven by choice of college majors, and other life choices like taking vacations or having children. If you really want women to earn the same amount as men, stop telling them there is this vast conspiracy against them and instead encourage them to go into STEM or business fields instead of social sciences. If you or someone you know has proof they are being paid different wages from a male co-worker for the same work, you should be telling them to contact a lawyer, not a politician or community activist.