In a number of professions, the average salary for women is higher than the average for men. CNN is listing 39 of the 80 such professions discovered by the author of Why Men Earn More: The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap—and What Women Can Do About It
The accompanying article makes some generalizations and justifications in order to determine the reason behind this situation.
- In a male-dominated field, a company may be willing to pay a premium to hire a qualified woman.
- The combination of people skills and technical skills is in demand.
- There are career programs designed to advance women.
Relatedly, I wrote about the differences between men and women in regards to salary negotiations last year.
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I’d be interested to know how many total professions are out there, how they count if something is a profession or not, and how many of those professions pay higher salaries to men. I’d be willing to be that men still make more money than women in the majority of professions.
You’re probably right, terrell.
Undoubtedly men make more money in the mojority of professions – if not the list would be a lot longer…