As Obama Spotlights Gender Gap in Wages, His Own Payroll Draws Scrutiny - NYTimes.com

As Obama Spotlights Gender Gap in Wages, His Own Payroll Draws Scrutiny - NYTimes.com: "WASHINGTON — President Obama on Tuesday will call attention to what he has said is an “embarrassment” in America: the fact that women make, on average, only 77 cents for every dollar that a man earns.
But critics of the administration are eager to turn the tables and note that Mr. Obama’s White House fares only slightly better. A study released in January showed that female White House staff members make on average 88 cents for every dollar a male staff member earns."