Men haven't gotten a real raise since the 1970s

Analysis from the Brookings Institute finds that men in America haven't had a real raise in 40 years: The median male wage in 1973, once adjusted for inflation ($53,294), was actually slightly higher than the median male worker's income in 2014 ($50,383).

Women's earnings, by contrast, have increased by about a quarter in inflation-adjusted dollars over the same period, as more women go to college and delay having children.

Brookings economist David Wessel argues that an increase in non-wage compensation plus the decline of collective bargaining and higher income inequality all contribute to stagnant male earnings.

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