At least half of the respondents to a recent Women In Optometry (WO) Pop-up Poll stated that they had experienced an income gap at some point throughout their career. Nearly 32 percent said that they weren't sure or didn't know, and just 18 percent said that they had not seen an income gap in their experiences. Eighty-two percent of the respondents were women.

The poll posed a question about what factors could contribute to the income gap, citing research from a recent WO and Jobson Optical report.  Poll participants were asked to select all of the reasons that applied that they believe an income gap exists. Many stated that women's incomes don't progress at the same rate as men because women do not negotiate as well or as much (64 percent) or due to family duties (60 percent).

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Source: Women in Optometry