There's a lot of misinformation about this. Firstly the statistics don't account for career choice. Men often choose higher paying careers than women, while women are more likely to take jobs in social work. Men work more hours than women do on average, and work more overtime. Also, in young childless women working in business, they make $1.08 for every dollar a man makes.

If you are doing the exact same work and your employer has explicitly stated that you get paid less because of your gender, then FYL. But the phrase "women make XX cents for every $1 a man makes" is deliberately misleading, because it doesn't factor in that women usually work less hours, or that they usually take less demanding (thus lower paying) positions.

I just don't understand sexism.

You should find a new job, the one you have now needs to learn some equality

Change jobs and upgrade yourself financially.

#49 Actually they pay others ~17.6% more..

Is that legal still?

Ur lucky u get that.

The thing is, they don't have to pay you the same. They can't pay you less because of your gender, but there are other factors. Maybe your male colleagues have been there longer and gotten raises. Maybe they have been more assertive (a trait related to testosterone) and asked for raises. Maybe they demanded higher pay when they were hired (again, testosterone). Maybe they do their work better than you. Maybe when you were hired there were more applicants, and the higher-ups could afford to have more of a "Take it or leave it" attitude toward your wage. Maybe they have been in the business longer an your boss cares more about keeping them than you. You can't just assume that it's because you're female. To all of the feminists, it is a fact that males have more testosterone than females. Testosterone makes males significantly more assertive on average, thus making them more likely to be aggressive in negotiations, asking for raises, and asking for promotions. This is why men tend to have more pay and higher positions. You might think that that wouldn't have such a dramatic effect, but it really does. Think about how hormones affect women during their period or teens during puberty. It's very dramatic. Also, due to the testosterone, men tend to commit more crimes and get harsher punishments for those crimes. They tend to be less willing to accept help and therefor receive less welfare. Women, because of their lack of testosterone and abundance of some other hormones, tend to be better caretakers, which is why they tend to retain custody of children in divorces. The reason men and women aren't always equal in every field is because their variations in hormones affect a lot of things, such as emotion, physical ability, intelligence, talents, social interaction, philosophy, and creativity.

The number of people trying to rationalise blatant sexism is really depressing. It's well established that women are paid less for doing the same work, deny it all you want but you cannot change facts.