Women are just lazier than men. That’s the argument New Hampshire State Rep. Will Infantine makes for higher pay for men. He calls the pay gap “justified” because men willingly do riskier jobs and work more hours. Read more about this at the Huffington Post.
If you think there’s any truth to what he claims, you can read the report by the American Association of University Women, “Graduating to a Pay Gap.” It looks at men and women a year after graduating from college with the same major and accounts for other factors that might affect the results. That 7% pay gap is still there.