Yet Denmark has a gender wage gap nearly the same size as that of the United States, a country where women are not guaranteed paid maternity leave and child care increasingly costs more than rent. The government offers public nursery care for children under 3 at the equivalent of $737 a month - a fraction of typical costs in the United States. This is a country that offers new parents an entire year of paid leave after the birth of a child. He uses data from a country with one of the world’s most robust social safety nets: Denmark. The research comes from Henrik Kleven, an economist at Princeton University. Others point to women selecting into certain fields that pay less - while still others cite gaps in the types of education men and women pursue.Īn important new study makes a compelling case for another explanation: The gender wage gap is mostly a penalty for bearing children.
Some think the wage gap is the result of gender discrimination, an economy that doesn’t believe women can perform as well as men. The big debate in this space isn’t whether a gender wage gap exists - it’s why the gap exists. Look across the world and you won’t find a country where men and women have equal earnings. It is true in Denmark (which has a 15 percent wage gap). It is true in Japan (women there earn 73 percent of what a man does). This is true in the United States (where women earn about 79 percent of what men do). On the track, Layton was the heptathlon champion at the 2023 CAA Indoor Track Championship and claimed the decathlon championship at the 20 CAA Outdoor Track Championships to earn all-conference honors.It is a persistent fact that - across time and across countries - women earn less money than men. He is a member of the William & Mary Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and served on the Executive Board as well as serving as the Health & Wellness Committee chair. A three-time W&M Provost Award winner, he received the Tribe Athletics President's Award in 2022-23 for leadership, citizenship and sportsmanship. Layton compiled a 3.69 GPA while majoring in Biology with a minor in Biochemistry. He finished fourth in the 200 IM and 200 Back at the CAA Championship and achieved a NCAA B-cut time. In the pool, Sokolowsky earned W&M's Most Valuable Award. He volunteered with a variety of activities, including working with the City of Williamsburg Planning Commissioner and Public Arts Committee. Sokolowsky was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa and Mortar Board, and was a Rhodes Scholar finalist. A four-time W&M Provost Award winner, he received the 1693 Award and was the 2022 Dudley Jensen Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Sokolowsky achieved a 3.95 GPA while majoring in Economics and minoring in Data Science. He posted the third-best single-season scoring average in school history in 2022-23, tied the W&M record for low 18 and 36-hole scores, and broke the 54-hole scoring record at 15-under in a victory at the VCU Shootout. Feinstein earned second-team All-CAA honors in 2023 and was recognized as a GCAA All-America Scholar in 20. A three-year team captain, he was recognized as a Monroe Scholar at William & Mary and was inducted into Beta Sigma Gamma for being in the top 10% by GPA of his graduate business class. Mason School of Business after completing his undergraduate degree in finance and history with a GPA of 3.94. The three selections were the second-highest total in the league this season behind Monmouth and Elon, who each had four.įeinstein is pursuing an MBA from W&M's prestigious Raymond A. In total, eight Tribe student-athletes have been honored. W&M produced two award winners in 2018-22. The Tribe's three honorees in 2022-23 were the most for the school since the award was founded in 2017-18.
One student-athlete, who represents the highest standards of teamwork, integrity, leadership and sportsmanship in his or her academic and athletic achievements, was selected in each of the other 21 sports sponsored by the Conference.Īfter evaluating the nominees, the CAA's Faculty Athletic Representatives voted on the winners. The award, which has been handed out since 2017-18, mimics the Chuck Boone Leadership Award in football and the Dean Ehlers Leadership Award in men's and women's basketball. In total, the league handed out 21 awards among its league-sponsored sports. – William & Mary's Matthew Feinstein (men's golf), Conor Sokolowsky (men's swimming), and Daniel Layton (men's track and field) were recipients of the prestigious Colonial Athletic Association Leadership and Sport Excellence Award for the 2022-23 academic year, the league announced on Wednesday.
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