In a new article published today by Mother Jones, the wage gap is broken down. This is something that we have looked at over and over again in our own society, but this article looks at one of the most egalitarian countries in the world-Denmark. Though the Danes are relatively equal in most areas, the wage gap still persists. Wanting to know why, researchers have looked into it further and have concluded that it has something to do with child-bearing. Analyses looking at wages, hours worked, participation, and earnings all indicate that after a woman has a child, there is a substantial set-back in her earning impact. Men, on the other hand, seem to have little to no change in their earnings trajectory once they have a child. Women who remain childless, however, continue to increase their earning impact, potentially surpassing men. Denmark is a great country to look at in regards to the wage gap because they have closed almost all gender gaps, so it is easier to control other variables that might impact earnings, such as education. Though we do not have access to similar data in the US, we do know that the wage gap does seem to occur mostly between the ages of 25 and 35, which are prime child-bearing ages. The author of this article suggests that more research needs to be conducted to draw any conclusions for the US.