Millennial women are closing the pay gap—in some areas of the country. The Institute for Women’s Policy Research found that in New York City, women under 35 bring in $1.02 for every dollar men of the same age earn, and women are also narrowing the pay gap in Vermont, D.C., California, and North Carolina. However, this unfortunately isn’t the norm: women of this age group in Wyoming make 72¢ for every dollar their male peers make, in Louisiana 78¢, in Utah 79¢, and the national average is 89¢. A major contributing factor to these pay differences is education: D.C. is the best-educated part of the country and NYC is a “magnet for highly educated women.” (Vocativ, Glamour)
