If men work 42 hours to earn 100% of their saalry, they earn 2.381% of their saalry per hour. Multiply 2.381% by 4 (the fewer number of hours women work outside the home) and find that equals 9.524%, the mean percentage women would earn based on hours alone.That figure leaves 10.48% unaccounted for, (20%   9.52% = 10.48%) without a tidy rationale. We have heard the excuses thousands of times: “Women tend to work fewer hours, in service jobs, leave the workforce to raise their children, are caregivers and tend to take leaves to care for aging parents, are more likely to leave their employment when a spouse is transferred.” The verbiage does not matter. What matters is the underlying message: “We value you less…sorry Babe.”It is time for this to change. There are more of us. We live longer. We stay healthier. More of us are educated. Stand up for yourselves, women of America. Demand to be compensated fairly.Thank you for allowing me to comment.