so it's not all discrimination, buddies krim nation is surely at play. >> vicky, thank you a lot. >>hanks for are having me. >>> differentiation between workers have been a motif in the modern workplace. the weakness of unions, the rise of the professional manager, have all played a role in the destandardization between workers. balancing wage scales. it's the inside story. ♪ >> welcome to al jazeera america. more reporters, more stories, more perspective. >> from our award-winning news teams across america and beyond. >> we've got global news covered. >>> welcome back to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. as i have gone to college commencements over the last 20 years, i have noticed something that has to play out in the coming decades. women are outpacing men in completing college degrees. many places they are running circles around graduating distinction. they are finishing high school at higher rates at well, and when demographic realities kick in, will that close the wage gap. professor brians is this something that advises us to tread lightly; that some of this is going to be taken

so it's not all discrimination, buddies krim nation is surely at play. >> vicky, thank you a lot. >>hanks for are having me. >>> differentiation between workers have been a motif in the modern workplace. the weakness of unions, the rise of the professional manager, have all played a role in the destandardization between workers. balancing wage scales. it's the inside story. ♪ >> puerto rico's debt crisis. >> they're gonna demonstrate right outside where the governor lives. >> are hedge funds offering a fix? >> those investments will spark the economic recovery. >> or just fixing the odds? >> they're trying to force us into one course of action. >> "faultlines". >> what do we want? >> al jazeera america's hard-hitting... >> today the will be arrested. >> ground-breaking... >> they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> emmy award-winning, investigative series. >>> welcome back to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. as i have gone to college commencements over the last 20 years, i have noticed something that has to play out in the coming decades. women are outpacing men in completing college

so it's not all discrimination, buddies krim nation is surely at play. >> vicky, thank you a lot. >>nks for are having me. >>> differentiation between workers have been a motif in the modern workplace. the weakness of unions, the rise of the professional manager, have all played a role in the destandardization between workers. balancing wage scales. it's the inside story. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. we're looking at balancing wage scales this time on the program. california has just adopted the most far-reaching legal attempt to close persistent wage gaps between men and women. will it work? what is working for and against a goal of fair and equitable pay. joining me is richard, senior fellow at the hoover institution, and julie, associate professor of sociology at the university of washington. we just heard vicky lay out the thinking behind the california law. do you think it is going to have the desired effect? >> no, i think it's going to be highly counter productive. i regard this as one of the worst pieces of legislation i have ever seen. everybody kn