she works hard for her money. you better treat her right. seems fair. in this year s state of themo bn union, president obama said it was terriblede for every dollara man makes, women make only 77 cents. give every woman the opportunity she deserves because i believe whenen women succeed, america succeeds. applause from both parties. there is john boehner applauding. he doesn t stand up like joe biden. everyone seems to agree. it s a crime that women earn less than men and government must do something. amy holmes is a student of s economics. you must agree that government needs to fix this wage gap.gap. indeed, john. i d don t. and as a matter of fact, that 70 cents number is in and of itself misleading. if you look at the number and you control for an apples to apples comparison, harvard economist claudia and othersha found that wage gap shrinks