As COVID wreaked havoc all over the world, we collectively looked to our health care and frontline workers to take care of us and our loved ones. In the U.S., 91 percent of nurses are female, while only 9 percent are male. Despite this, male nurses still outearn female nurses. Ironically, women earn 91 cents to every dollar a man earns in nursing. To all of the women who stood—and still stand—on the frontlines during this pandemic, we thank you, and now it is up to us to help repay you by working to close the gender pay gap in nursing and all other industries.
