Ways women can fight for higher wages [Video]

(InvestigateTV) — While women have made considerable strides for financial equity over the last 60 years, a new study from NerdWallet found that men are still more likely to say their pay has increased over the last year compared with women.

The survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults, conducted online by The Harris Poll, asked Americans about the gender financial divide.

“Men are more likely to say they’ve received a pay increase in the last year and then also men are perceived as having an easier time finding well-paying jobs,” Kim Palmer, a personal finance expert with NerdWallet, reported. “And if you ask men and women who is the most financially successful person you know, both genders ore more likely to say it is a man.”

The study also revealed that both men and women surveyed said they do perceive woman as better money managers, as well as better budgeters.

Palmer said there are some things …