By Patricia Reaney Women in the United States are paid less for equal work than men in all industries and a new report released on Thursday showed the widest discrepancy in wages is between married men and women with children. Fathers earned the highest overall median salaries at about $67,900, compared to $46,800 for married mothers, and single women with children had the lowest median salary at $38,200. “The gender pay gap is absolutely real,” said Aubrey Bach, senior editorial manager of PayScale Inc., the online salary, benefits and compensation information company that compiled the report. While men’s salaries kept increasing until the age of 50 to 55, reaching a median salary of $75,000, the report showed women’s wages hit a plateau between 35 to 40 years old at about $49,000.
