The myth that women make 78 cents on a man's dollar is a standard
refrain in popular media and serves as a rationale for affirmative
action for women. Unstated is that for women and men with the same job
and work experience, the wage gap practically disappears. In Women's
Figures, Manhattan Senior Fellow Diana Furchtgott-Roth shatters the myth
of the wage gap. Women are continuing to gain ground relative to men,
and in some cases, they have even reversed the gender gap. Rather than
helping women, preferential policies undermine America's idea of
meritocracy, and call into question the value of women's hard-earned
achievements.