> While a sizable portion of the gap arises from explained factors, including occupation choice, educational attainment, and age
What possible justification is there for reporting the topline number without accounting for age? The median black person is 35; the median white person is 44. That’s a huge difference in seniority and pay in most jobs.
Occupational choice and education I can understand, those might be driven by discrimination so it makes sense to look at a top line that doesn’t adjust for that. But age? The article doesn’t even provide the age-adjusted gap.
What possible justification is there for reporting the topline number without accounting for age? The median black person is 35; the median white person is 44. That’s a huge difference in seniority and pay in most jobs.
Occupational choice and education I can understand, those might be driven by discrimination so it makes sense to look at a top line that doesn’t adjust for that. But age? The article doesn’t even provide the age-adjusted gap.