I guess when you ask for a study, you kind of want it to show what you thought it would. However, in this case, I think I wish I had been wrong.
Here’s the average wages of men vs. women and non-minorities and minorities in the City of Madison.
2003
Men $65,403
Women $62,344
Non-minority $64,367
Minority $61,282
2004
Men $67,022
Women $62,315
Non-minority $65,231
Minority $60,849
2005
Men $67,806
Women $63,821
Non-minority $66,173
Minority $62,467
2006
Men $71,282
Women $67,104
Non-minority $69,378
Minority $67,159
Additionally, when you just look at the average and median wages of Agency Heads and how men and women compare, here’s what you find:
2007 Average
Men – $110,836
Women – $95,073
2007 Median
Men – $120,267
Women – $96,541
When you combine the information about salaries with the fact that in 2003 there were
31% women in these positions and in 2006 there were 21% I find these trends more and more disturbing.
