Maryland, DC in Top Three for Gender Pay Equity
Virginia ranks No. 29, according to new study.
A study by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) finds that women working full-time, year-round in Washington, DC earn 90 percent as much as their male counterparts, taking the No. 1 spot on the list of "State Median Annual Earnings and Earning Ratio." Next door in Maryland, women earn 86 percent as much, which places them No. 3 on the list, just behind Vermont at 87 percent. Travel south to Virginia, and that figure drops to 78 percent—only 1 percentage point above the national average of 77 percent—and 29th place. Christi Corbett, a senior researcher with the AAUW, told the Washington Examiner that she believes "a large population of federal government employees and a strong union presence are big reasons why there is …
