Why men MAKE MORE than women: understanding the gender pay gap?

Men often earn more money than women because they get paid different amounts for doing similar jobs, this is called the gender pay gap.

Imagine you and your best friend both clean up the playground after recess. You both do the same job, but your friend gets a bigger snack at lunchtime because of their gender. That’s kind of like what happens in grown-up workplaces, sometimes people get different paychecks for doing similar jobs just because of their gender.

Sometimes, women are given smaller starting salaries, like getting fewer jellybeans when they first start a game. Over time, this difference can grow bigger, it’s like having fewer jellybeans to begin with and then not getting as many added later on.

Also, women might take more breaks from work to care for family members, like taking time off to help a little brother or sister. This can affect how much money they earn over the years, just like if you took extra time out of your game to help someone else, you might not get as many jellybeans at the end.

So the gender pay gap happens because of these smaller differences that add up over time, it’s like a game where everyone starts with the same number of jellybeans, but some people get more added to their pile than others.