Reply #42: men getting more money..... [View All]

Did you know that a person who sells car stereos and other high-end electronic equipment and has a bachelor's degree makes almost twice what a registered nurse does? And when the registered nurse has a master's and the stereo salesperson still has just* that bachelor's degree, the stereo salesperson still makes slightly more on average?
And of course, we all know which job is more likely to be a man's and which is more likely to be a woman's. These stats were in the fall 2002 issue of a well-known employment journal, but I can't remember its name right now. If anyone's interested I'll dig it up sometime this week.

Also, at my university, the 30 highest paid employees are all men, and only 24% of the faculty are women. This despite the fact that women have outnumbered men at colleges since 1988. I mean, that's not a super-long time, so some disparities are still to be expected, but those differences seem kind of excessive. The sad thing is, I know that my university is much more progressive and fair toward women than any private institution or employer would ever be. I can only imagine how bad it is in those places. :(

* I used the word "just" for clarification, not to say that a bachelor's degree is in any way a small feat.