Young, single women with no kids make an average of 8% more their male counterparts in most U.S. cities, a trend that is expected to continue as more women graduate from college, The Wall Street Journal reports. Women have gotten a leg up for several reasons. They are more likely than men to attend college, raising their earning potential, and men have been disproportionately hit by heavy job losses. But women overall still earn less than men, no matter their education level, and they tend to see wages stagnate or fall after they have children.