Opponents of equal pay contend that choices and not discrimination account for the wage gap. Many economists attribute some or all of this unexplained portion of the wage gap to discrimination. This is not the case. Since 1979, the educational levels of women have increased significantly. The closing of the wage gap has actually slowed in the 1990s.
Women choose jobs that pay less.
As the percentage of women in an occupation rises, wages tend to fall. Pay equity hurts male workers. The opposite is true. Unequal pay hurts working families, including men. In addition, men who work in female-dominated jobs suffer direct pay losses and would benefit directly from pay equity.