The cost of being a woman
It is no secret that women earn less than men serving in the same position. Would it shock you to learn that women also pay more for the same stuff? The most recent statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau show the median earnings for men holding full time positions in Iowa as $47,202. Women in Iowa working full time had median earnings of $36,522. For every dollar an Iowa male makes, a woman brings home 77 cents. If race is brought into the equation, women of color fare even worse. While the gap may seem small, those pennies add up. Women not burdened by the wage gap would earn enough to pay for 18 months of food for her family, or 15 months of rent, based on Census Bureau averages.…