Why You're Looking at the Gender Wage Gap Wrong Part 1
by Dustin M. on Oct 16, 2014 | Views: 233 | Score: 1
Human Sciences | Library Science | Health and Related | Public Adminsitration and Social Services | Education | Economics | Computer and Information Sciences | Engineering | Transportation and Materials Moving | Military and Applied Sciences | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Top 5 women-heavy majors | 88 | 87 | 85 | 82 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top 5 men-heavy majors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
% female
Sources:
marketwatch.com
When looking at what women study, the most top-heavy ones also tend to be in fields that have lower income potential relative to men's choices, with the exception of certain fields in health. For more info on potential earnings: www.payscale.com/college-sala… For part 2: savvyroo.com/chart-1210475115…