Primary
US National Archives

Nara: Explaining Trends in the Gender Wage Gap

For Students 9th - 10th
This White House site provides a report on the gender wage gap by the Council of Economic Advisers. Includes historical data and statistical information, information on the different factors that affect gender pay, what pay...
Unit Plan
C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Gender Wage Gap

For Teachers 12th
A learning module on wage inequality based on gender. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students examine the difficulty in quantifying...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Real World Proportional Relationships: Gender Wage Gap

For Students 6th - 8th
Using this infographic, learn how wage equity today compares with data from 50 years ago, at the dawn of the equal pay movement. The accompanying classroom activity invites students to explore the change in the gender wage gap from 1965...
Lesson Plan
Social Science Education Consortium

Ssec: Women's Wages: Do Women Earn Less Than Men? [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This investigation will help young scholars examine data related to wage and salaries earned by women and men, including the following questions: What is the current status of women's earnings in relation to men's? and What may influence...