Gender wage gap in Obama’s White House: Female staffers earn less than 87 cents on the dollar compared to men

 

"..... based on salary data from the “2013 Annual Report to Congress on White House Staff.” An analysis of White House payroll data reveals that the 228 female employees in the Obama White House are being paid a median annual salary of $65,000 this year, compared to a median annual salary of nearly $75,000 for the 231 male White House staffers (see chart above). In other words, female staffers at the Obama White House are paid less than 87 cents for every dollar paid to male staffers, and there is therefore a significant White House “gender pay gap” of more than 13%."     [Instapundit & AEI]

 

Let's see,  at the next press meeting.......   

 

Hard hitting reporter:  Mr. Press Secretary - "Did you know that women working in your White House are paid less than men? Specifically, are you aware that female White House staffers earn 87 cents on the dollar compared to your male staffers? And shouldn’t your targeted initiatives to close the gender wage gap start in your own White House?” 

 

Choose from one of the following responses for Carney:

 

A)   Under the former administration ... yadah, blah, blah...  or,

 

B)  The extremist right wing press always magnifies picayune issues ....  or,

 

C)  Republicans in Congress have stonewalled the President's efforts to .... or,

 

D)  87 cents on average ? That's  quite an improvement over the men/women differential in the rest of the country! The President continues efforts to ......  or,

 

E)  We don't discuss hypotheticals ..... next question?

[clipper]