The Wall Street Journal had an article on this just a few days ago. It found that the difference in pay between men and women (aggregated) was greatest in fields requiring the most education and expertise. These occupations - medicine, law, banking - highly reward the total focus on the job that men are more like than women to devote to it.
At other economic levels, factors such as choice of occupation and years of experience explain a lot of the difference.
These occupations - medicine, law, banking - highly reward the total focus on the job that men are more like than women to devote to it.
none of that means anything; men employers pay men more money than women because they are, well, mean...
just ask my sister in law, bless her bleeding little heart...