Who Says Women Make Less Money Than Men?

[Herb Schaffler]

Hillary and Obama seem to be concerned that women don't make as much money as men. In thinking that women are being discriminated against in the workplace, they are living in the past. In many fields women make more money than men. Should we men demand equal pay. No, only the market can allocate these wages. Where men make less money than women and where women make less money than men, there are usually good reasons for it.

10 Careers Where Women Have the Pay Advantage

By KRISTINA COWAN, SENIOR WRITER, PAYSCALE.COM


Have you ever wondered why men earn more money than women? That’s not always the case, according to Dr. Warren Farrell, bestselling author and gender issues expert, who says in some fields, women bring home a bigger paycheck than men.




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Based on median salary numbers from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the book identifies a number of careers where women earn more than men, explaining, "when women’s pay is significantly greater than men's, it can be in male-dominated fields, female-dominated fields, or well-integrated fields." Some positions where women tend to earn more than men include [LINK POSTED BY MEMBER] Only Members Can View This No Hillary For President Forum Link. , [LINK POSTED BY MEMBER] Only Members Can View This No Hillary For President Forum Link. , [LINK POSTED BY MEMBER] Only Members Can View This No Hillary For President Forum Link. , [LINK POSTED BY MEMBER] Only Members Can View This No Hillary For President Forum Link. and [LINK POSTED BY MEMBER] Only Members Can View This No Hillary For President Forum Link. and [LINK POSTED BY MEMBER] Only Members Can View This No Hillary For President Forum Link.

Farrell says there are various reasons why women have a pay advantage in these jobs.





[LINK POSTED BY MEMBER] Only Members Can View This No Hillary For President Forum Link. As sales engineers, women earn median pay of $89,908, while men earn $62,660. Female sales engineers often have more access, particularly if buyers are men, because “the average man would rather be sold to by a woman than by a man,” Farrell explains. Women also tend to outpace men verbally, and they’re usually very good with details and following up, he notes, which enhances their performance.

[LINK POSTED BY MEMBER] Only Members Can View This No Hillary For President Forum Link. Because so few women work as automotive service technicians and mechanics, those who do are “pioneers,” Farrell says, “and whenever people break traditional roles, the people who do the role-breaking tend to be highly motivated and good … They make more because they are so good, and because people like going to a woman because it’s a novelty.” In these positions, women earn median pay of $40,664; the median for men is $31,460.

[LINK POSTED BY MEMBER] Only Members Can View This No Hillary For President Forum Link. Female financial analysts earn a median pay of $69,004 while men are at $58,604. Women tend to excel whenever a field such as this requires technical skills plus the ability to communicate and pay attention to details, Farrell explains.


10 Careers Where Women Earn More Than Men*


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"Add to this the fact that top-level executive males would prefer to be presented to by a woman than by a man … and also that female financial analysts are in shorter supply … and you have a blend of characteristics that are likely to make a female financial analyst, on average, more valued," he says.

Why Men Earn More Money Than Women Overall

Farrell’s book also examines why men earn more money than women on a broader scale, and suggests men are more likely to make sacrifices leading to increased earnings. Women interested in boosting their income might consider some of these sacrifices, he says.

"Put in the hours. People who work 44 hours per week make twice as much as those working 34 hours. That's 33 percent more work for 100 percent more pay, which makes it cost-efficient to hire out cleaning, errands, etc.," Farrell explains on his website.

Among the big differences between women’s and men’s work choices, he says, are that “women as a rule don’t work as many hours because their obligations tend to be more divided. They like to fulfill their home obligations. And second, they tend to work less in the evenings and on weekends, and tend to move less for jobs.”

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*From Why Men Earn More: An excerpt of Table 4, pgs. 12-13, titled '39 Fields in Which Women Earn at Least 5% More Than Men.' The data is based on figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Kristina Cowan is the senior writer for the AOL Salary Center and PayScale.com. She has over 10 years of journalism experience, specializing in education and workforce issues. Copyright 2008 PayScale, Inc.

[nohil-billy]

You know that the feminists will ignore this article as they've been doing for years, Herb.

A similar study done about ten years ago detailed why male doctors made more than female doctors because thay worked longer days and weekends. (Just like this article says) Women also take more sick time and will abruptly suspend or quit their professioin all together to raise a family. Yet, when broken down hour for hour, women make only a penny or two less than their male counterparts and it's believed that the "penny or two" is also work habit related rather than gender discrimination.

Like all other self-proclaimed victicrats, feminists scream discrimination to get preferential treatment and hand-outs.

[Herb Schaffler]

When women scream to get preferential treatment and hand-outs, they are truly not liberated. When women rely on themselves and not big daddy government, they are truly liberated.

[nohil-billy]

Of all the so called discriminated against groups that clamor for government protection, the feminist movement is the lamest and most laughable. These femi-nazis (and Limbaugh nailed it right on the head when he coined that phrase) demand equality where it's undeserved while refusing to give up any of the perks enjoyed by women through the years.

If you get the chance Herb, go to the July/August issue of the American Spectator and read the feature story, "Forgotten Feminists - Feminism before the rant." It's a great story about how a respected movement, started by respected women, got hijacked by the al-Qaida-like lesbo's of today's feminist movement.