“the median figure is about 5,000 usd per year over your whole career”
I just googled it. The median income gap is much wider, more like $20,000.
See wikipedia for an example:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United_States
Here’s the federal government’s statistics, showing an income gap of over $400 plus weekly:
bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm