See Dick and Jane. Dick and Jane are the same age, earned the same college degree, have two years of the same work experience, are employed by the same company and hold the same job title. The only difference? Dick makes $50,000 per year and Jane only makes $40,000.

April 4 is Equal Pay Day, which symbolizes how far into this year that Jane must work to earn the same amount that Dick earned in the previous year. Her education, skills, experience and job responsibilities are the same as Dick’s, but Jane makes 80 cents for every dollar that Dick is paid. Why? Because Jane is female.

Did reading this story about two fictional characters make you angry? It should, because for many women, this isn’t a fictional story. READ MORE