Vaginas are Worth Less

1 vagina + 1 graduate or professional degree < 1 penis + 1 bachelor's degree

Apparently, women in Kentucky are worth less than men.  A lot less.  Almost a third less, in fact.

In 2010, median earnings for Kentucky men with bachelor’s degrees were 1.4 times higher than median earnings for Kentucky women with bachelor’s degrees.  Even worse, median earnings for Kentucky men with bachelor's degrees are $5,000 higher than median earnings for Kentucky women with graduate or professional degrees!

I don’t know about you, but this kind of data gets my labia all in a bunch.  If, ultimately, my college degree(s) are worth less than a man’s, why on earth did I have to pay the same price to get them?

We all know tuition rates are out of control.  Undergraduate tuition at Morehead State University has increased 329% since 2000.  Graduate tuition rates at the same institution have increased by 262% since 2002.  Hourly graduate tuition rates at the University of Kentucky have increased by over 180% since 2004. 

So why should we women keep paying more and more for less?

Here’s my solution to this problem.  Until pay equity is achieved between men and women, women get to pay less for college tuition.  Kentucky women with bachelor’s degrees earn 69% of what men earn, and Kentucky women with graduate or professional degrees earn 76% of what men earn.  So, undergraduate tuition for women at Kentucky colleges and universities should be reduced by 31%, and graduate tuition should be reduced by 24%.  Additionally, women who have incurred student loans should see a corresponding reduction in their original principal balances.

Who’s with me on this one?