Please be more careful. Some women may be paid less than men for the same job. However, they could leave that abusive work enviornment and go somewhere where they are paid what they are worth. I always did men's work and made as much or more than the men I worked with. So, eventually they ended up working for me. People who want the brass ring need to go for it. Or, they can wait around til the federal minimum wage goes to $7/hr in five years.
I have no idea what you are saying. Women in my company compete in a male dominated industry every day. They are all well paid so they aren't in an abusive work environment as you describe. You are thinking McDonald's but you need to be thinking "hitting the glass ceiling."
If you ever get to see the salaries of the people sitting right next to you with the same years of experience doing the same job and then compare them, well, guess what. The men get more.