First wave feminists fought for equality between men and women, so that women could have their rights. One of the rights women fought for was the ability to obtain a post-secondary education (Lorber, 2010, p. 2). As a result, women were able to attend post-secondary education and have exercised this right ever since. In 2005, 58% of women earned all bachelor's degrees (Snyder & Dillow, 2007, p. 325). However, once you graduate, a different form of gender inequality is found in the workplace. While the disparity between the number of men and women in the workforce is explainable, there is nothing to justify the gender pay gap. Even currently, the difference between the pay of a male worker and that of a worker of the same level is large, in favor of male workers. Although women perform statistically better than men in school, their hard work is not reflected later in life when they are underpaid compared to their male equivalents. In this article we will repeat terms that have lost their meaning due to overuse. For example, gender, a term often mistaken for sex, does not actually refer to the biological assignment of male or female, but is each person's perception of what society considers "male" and "female" and how each person joins. While there are many different genders accepted in society (third gender category), the two in focus will be male and female. The focus falls on male or female ultimatum settings as they are the most socially accepted gender roles. There should be equality for all genders equally, but the fact that society has yet to master equality between men and women only shows lack of tolerance, and... half of paper... & Vanneman, R. (2004 ). Gender inequality at work. The American People: Census 2000 (pp. 107-137). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.Figart, D., & Mutari, E. (1999). Global feminization and flexible labor markets: Gender discourse in opposition to pay equity reform. Women, work and inequality: the challenge of equal pay in a deregulated labor market (pp. 44-57). New York: St. Martin's Press. Lorber, J. (2010). Gender Inequality: Feminist Theories and Politics (4th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.McDermott, P. (1999). Pay equity lessons from Ontario, Canada. Women, work and inequality: the challenge of equal pay in a deregulated labor market (pp. 141-152). New York: St. Martin's Press. Snyder, T. D., & Dillow, S. (2008). Digest of education Statistics 2007. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences ;.