THE REAL WAGE GAP: Google Finds More Male Employees Underpaid Than Women When Performing Similar Tasks

In a finding sure to shock those who claim that women are systemically underpaid, Google discovered through an internal company study that among men and women performing similar tasks, more men than women were underpaid.

The New York Times reports that after Google discovered the disparity, the company paid out $9.7 million in additional compensation to 10,677 employees, with what the Times called a “disproportionately higher percentage of the money” going to men.

The times notes that the study was conducted while Google has been targeted by a Labor Department investigation into gender pay inequality and a potential class-action lawsuit from women claiming they have been paid disproportionately less than men at the company.