82 percent of men don't believe the wage gap exists, according to poll
Thirty-four percent of working women believe they don't earn as much as male co-workers
Thirty-four percent of working women believe they don't earn as much as male co-workers
Thirty-four percent of working women believe they don't earn as much as male co-workers with the same experience or credentials, but most men call the wage gap a myth, a CareerBuilder survey Eighty-two percent of working adult men think both genders earn equal pay.
Harris poll conducted the nationwide survey on behalf of the employment site from November 16 to December 6 last year, drawing data from 3,411 full-time, private sector employees and 2,391 full-time hiring and human resource managers.
The study also found that women have lower salary expectations - only 20 percent of females believe they will reach a six-figure salary during their careers, while nearly twice as many men (44 percent) expect to eventually earn annual salaries of more than six figures.
The highest average salary men expect to earn was $137,000 annually, while women anticipate reaching around $79,000 per year.
Males are also more likely to foresee reaching higher job levels during their careers, more than doubling the expected job levels of working women.
The poll concluded that a majority of adult women are choosing their careers over settling down and having families.
Eighty-three percent of American females are delaying marriage to focus on climbing the corporate ladder. Fifty percent of women over the age of 25 cited financial reasons as to why they're putting off having children.
Seventy-nine percent of men are also choosing their careers over matrimony.