Includes bibliographical references and index.

0ǂt Is the wage gap between men and women due to discrimination? Overview: women's earnings / ǂr Bureau of Labor Statistics -- ǂt Women's wages are lower due to occupational segregation / ǂr Ariane Hegewisch and Maxwell Matite -- ǂt Institutional bias partially explains the gender wage gap / ǂr Bryce Covert -- ǂt The gender wage gap is a myth / ǂr Diana Furchtgott-Roth -- ǂt The "equal pay day" myth / ǂr Carrie Lukas -- ǂt Sex, workers: gender discrimination does not explain the male-female pay gap / ǂr Andrew Biggs -- Is the wage gap between rich and poor harmful? Overview: the gap in income between rich and poor / ǂr Pew Social & Demographic Trends -- ǂt Rising income inequality adversely affects many social systems / ǂr Elizabeth McNichol et al. -- ǂt Income inequality has eroded the middle class and the American dream / ǂr Stewart Lansley -- ǂt Income inequality affects social equality, social unity, and happiness / ǂr Timothy Noah -- ǂt There is no evidence that inequality harms the economy or democracy / ǂr Scott Winship -- ǂt Income inequality can be good for everyone / ǂr Richard A. Epstein -- ǂt Inequality does not make people unhappy / ǂr Arthur C. Brooks -- Is the wage gap among races problematic for society? Overview: income by race and Hispanic origin / ǂr Carmen DeNavas-Walt, Bernadette D. Proctor, and Jessica C. Smith -- ǂt Discrimination explains the low wages of black men / ǂr Darrick Hamilton, Algernon Austin, and William Darity Jr. -- ǂt Income inequality disproportionately harms women of color / ǂr Sophia Kerby -- ǂt The racial wage gap contributes to a racial wealth gap / ǂr Signe-Mary McKernan et al. -- ǂt Discrimination does not explain the race and gender wage gaps / ǂr June O'Neill -- ǂt Minimum wage laws hurt, not help, unskilled black youths / ǂr Walter E. Williams -- Is education key to reducing wage gaps? Education is the key to a healthy economy / ǂr George P. Shultz and Eric A. Hanushek -- ǂt Affordable higher education could be a great equalizer / ǂr Josh Freedman -- ǂt Education is not the cure for income inequality / ǂr Lawrence Mishel -- ǂt Higher education is not always a smart monetary investment / ǂr Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill -- ǂt The wealthy kids are all right / ǂr Chuck Collins.