Figure A shows the average earnings for women and men at five time points, for college-educated, full-time, year-round workers who were 25-29 years old in 1984. The total cumulative loss is estimated by comparing earnings of women and men who worked full-time, year-round at five points in time (1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, and 2004) using Current Population Survey data (and grouping women and men in five-year age ranges to calculate the average earnings gaps).<SUP>2</SUP> The gap grows larger as women and men age. By 2004, college-educated women aged 45-49 earn $36,842 (or 38%) less per year than their college-educated male counterparts. In their 20s, the gap was $11,001 or 25%.