In \u201cDifferences Do Not Matter: Exploring the Wage Gap for Same-Sex Behaving Men\u201d Michael E. Martel explores the previously studied statistics that confirm gay men make noticeably less than heterosexual men, and emphasizes that the data proves that this wage gap is in no way created by difference in skill level. In this article GSS and Census data is used to make initial claims that the existing wage gap is present, there is a table that references multiple studies that find that a penalty in earnings comes with being gay. I think the presence of the table really emphasizes the wage gap and is an effective use of data to ensure a picture is painted for the reader of what the issue is. It is stated in the reading that \u201c[they] \u00a0are interested in differential treatment that gay men experience at work. Those who identify as gay are more likely to indicate to employers and coworkers that they are gay [Carpenter 2005],\u201d (Martel 39). I think this claim really makes there assumptions of the sources of the wage gap more valid because they are using data that has obvious correlation. They then go on to compare it to the wage gap with minorities which also emphasizes the problem that is at stake. The conclusion reiterates the point that the wage gap is clearly evident between gay men and heterosexual men. I think this article used data in a really straightforward way that supported their claims and their assumptions about where this wage gap comes from, they were able to support their reasons for this claim, that were not clear, with data that was correct. One of my classmates made the claim \u201cmisses out a big chunk of potential data from people who aren’t in a cohabiting relationship\u201d and although I think this is a good point that even if a gay man is not in a cohabiting he should be recognized in the workplace. Although I think this is a valid claim I believe that they left that group of people out because they wanted to ensure that the data was from a group of extremely similar people and a cohabiting relationship is what they decided would be a factor of a similar group of people that would provide good supporting data.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In “Differences Do Not Matter: Exploring the Wage Gap for Same-Sex Behaving Men” Michael E. Martel explores the previously studied statistics that confirm gay men make noticeably less than heterosexual men, and emphasizes that the data proves that this wage gap is in no way created by difference in skill level. In this article GSS … <\/p>\n

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