But it&#x27;s not 77cents:<p>&gt; Even after adjusting for type of job, industry, experience, location and education, the gap remained 92 cents for each dollar.<p>The 77 cent thing is a myth and the 92cent thing isn&#x27;t even that massive a gap.<p>I have a hypothesis: if you could measure the confidence of both men and women and relate them to job type and income, I bet you&#x27;d have a stronger coloration than gender.<p>It&#x27;s pretty difficult to test because things like confidence are subjective. There&#x27;s an article in Salon called &quot;The Confidence Gap&quot; that shows women often don&#x27;t ask for higher paying positions because they lack confidence in their abilities.