Gender Pay Gap In Music

are generally presented in music videos to be looked at" (Shaw 462). Take for instance music videos by artists like Jason Derulo 's "Wiggle", and Jennifer Lopez 's "Booty" , which put emphasize on women 's behinds. Often these kinds of videos feature scantily clad women and sexual themes, demonstrating that music often characterizes women as objects. Music that emphasizes big booties and half dressed women often encourage young women to seek attention in the same such ways. Also there are reports that show "those who have watched these videos in a controlled setting are more likely to “endorse the ‘sexual double standard’ which sees men who have many sexual partners as admirable and women who do so as ‘sluts’” (The Guardian). Take for example

Not only that, but these positions tend to pay women less. It was found that "female physicians on average earned approximately 36 percent less than what male physicians made in 2008 [and] female lawyers. . . make about 80 percent of male lawyers ' salaries" (Shaw 410). This difference in men and women 's income is referred to as the gender wage gap. The gender pay gap affects all women of all ages, educations, and backgrounds. It was reported "in 2013 among full-time, year-round workers, women were paid 78 percent of what men were paid"(Aauw). The gender pay gap is significantly different when it comes to women minorities compared to the average white male worker. "Asian American women’s salaries show the smallest gender pay gap, at 90 percent of white men’s earnings. Hispanic women’s salaries show the largest gap, at 54 percent of white men’s earnings" (Aauw). The pay gap is known to grow wider the older a woman gets. "Women typically earn about 90 percent of what men are paid until they hit 35. After that median earnings for women are typically 75–80 percent of what men are paid"