When will the gender wage gap disappear? Scholars use a provided infographic to see trends in wage gap over time. They use ratios of women's wages to men's wages to determine which decades had the greatest change in the wage gap. The resource is part of a larger series called The Lowdown: Real-World Math.

Concepts

wages, the wage gap, percents, graphs interpreting, ratios

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Collaborate with a social studies teacher for the lesson
  

Classroom Considerations

• Learners should be familiar with medians
• Pupils must have knowledge of ratios
  

Pros

• Graphic is available as a handout
• Lesson instructions provide timing suggestions to keep the class on track
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

6.RP.A.3.c 7.RP.A.2.a 7.RP.A.3