It gets to the question of the gap. I know you've all been asking the question, what's going to happen to this gap in the future? I think you've heard different views of what might happen to the gap, but it's all crystal ball: we're all trying to imagine what attitudes will change, how people change, and what might change. What is generally accepted and generally agreed is that the major change that has affected women's outcome in the labour market really is educational attainment. If you're thinking about what's going to happen in the future, that is certainly an important starting point.
On February 15th, 2007. See this statement in context.