The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that American women still lag behind their counterparts in several other Western democracies in closing the salary gap with men.

The Evening Sun wants to know if you believe a gender pay gap exists where you work. Call SUNDIAL, the Baltimore Sun's telephone information system, on a Touch-Tone phone. The call is local, and answers will be registered between 10 a.m. and midnight. The SUNDIAL phone number is 783-1800 or, in Anne Arundel County, 268-7736. When you reach SUNDIAL, enter category 4600 and wait for instructions.

Results will be published tomorrow.