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Society and Culture—Gender Issues—The Wage Gap
Women's Earnings as a Percentage of Men's,
1951–2006
(for year-round, full-time work)
| Year |
Percent |
| 1951 |
63.9% |
| 1952 |
63.9 |
| 1953 |
63.9 |
| 1954 |
63.9 |
| 1955 |
63.9 |
| 1956 |
63.3 |
| 1957 |
63.8 |
| 1958 |
63.0 |
| 1959 |
61.3 |
| 1960 |
60.7 |
| 1961 |
59.2 |
| 1962 |
59.3% |
| 1963 |
58.9 |
| 1964 |
59.1 |
| 1965 |
59.9 |
| 1966 |
57.6 |
| 1967 |
57.8 |
| 1968 |
58.2 |
| 1969 |
58.9 |
| 1970 |
59.4 |
| 1971 |
59.5 |
| 1972 |
57.9 |
| 1973 |
56.6% |
| 1974 |
58.8 |
| 1975 |
58.8 |
| 1976 |
60.2 |
| 1977 |
58.9 |
| 1978 |
59.4 |
| 1979 |
59.7 |
| 1980 |
60.2 |
| 1981 |
59.2 |
| 1982 |
61.7 |
| 1983 |
63.6 |
| 1984 |
63.7% |
| 1985 |
64.6 |
| 1986 |
64.3 |
| 1987 |
65.2 |
| 1988 |
66.0 |
| 1989 |
68.7 |
| 1990 |
71.6 |
| 1991 |
69.9 |
| 1992 |
70.8 |
| 1993 |
71.5 |
| 1994 |
72.0 |
| 1995 |
71.4% |
| 1996 |
73.8 |
| 1997 |
74.2 |
| 1998 |
73.2 |
| 1999 |
72.2 |
| 2000 |
73.3 |
| 2001 |
76.3 |
| 2002 |
76.6 |
| 2003 |
75.5 |
| 2004 |
76.6 |
| 2005 |
77.0 |
| 2006 |
76.9 |
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