It’s interesting, looking at the unadjusted returns on that chart, how the differential is less in the “soft” professions. And I’d guess, if you looked at specific jobs within sectors – say HR within the construction industry – you’d see the same thing.
To be brutal about this, women get better paid when the necessity for the work to be actually & reliably done is less.
It’s interesting, looking at the unadjusted returns on that chart, how the differential is less in the “soft” professions. And I’d guess, if you looked at specific jobs within sectors – say HR within the construction industry – you’d see the same thing.
To be brutal about this, women get better paid when the necessity for the work to be actually & reliably done is less.