Because of Sexism, I Earn Half

While I'm in a bathroom stall, I overhear one of the new hires standing at the sink sharing some good news with his family excitedly.

"I've passed probation. My salary is 12,000 dollars a month!"

I sat there, swallowed by a heavy, resentful silence.

I've been with this company for six years.

In my first year, my salary is 6,000 dollars, and I didn't get a raise. In my second year, it's still 6,000 dollars. At the end of the year, I get a 5% raise, which is an extra 300 dollars. In my third, fourth, and fifth years, my salary stays exactly the same at 6,300 dollars.