Women's Payroll Gap

I honestly did not understand why women complain about the the gap. I grew in a family that the man is the bread winner. I also learned that the father always made the last decision in the house, like food or vacation day, because he made the most income. Sooner or later, I noticed this gap of decision making was not fair. 

When I started college I could see every student wanted to succeed, no matter of the race or sex of the student. You should've heard in your lifetime that men get paid more than women. Many people would answer "oh, women are weak" or "They choose to be a mother and a part timer".  That's not the case, for example, "in 2013, among full timers, women were paid 78 percent of what men were paid". Of course, every state is different equity of payment. Washington DC is one of the best, where women get paid 91 percent of what men were paid in 2013 but in Louisiana, the worst state, women were paid 66 percent of men were paid 2013 (www.aauw.org). 

The women in United States are not only facing payroll gap in men occupations but female occupation. For example, a career of an elementary and middle school teacher of computer programming, men will still get paid more than women in female-dominated, gender balance and male dominated career. What I think the government should do? Something very simple, the policymakers can update the Equal Pay Rights from 1963 to take action for equal pay for any occupation  (www.aauw.org).