These roles influence us when choosing an occupation; experts refer to this as sexual occupational segregation. Women often choose jobs such as a midwife, nurse, cosmetologist, or teacher. On the other hand, men choose to work in science, technology, business, or law. Many use this as an example to disprove the Gender Wage Gap saying that women choose less financially successful career. The fact is men dominate the high paying trades and it is very difficult for a woman to be successful in an environment that is sexual biased. The chart below found in an article The Simple Truth by the American Association of University Women gives us a glimpse of the percentage women are paid compared to men in specific
These roles influence us when choosing an occupation; experts refer to this as sexual occupational segregation. Women often choose jobs such as a midwife, nurse, cosmetologist, or teacher. On the other hand, men choose to work in science, technology, business, or law. Many use this as an example to disprove the Gender Wage Gap saying that women choose less financially successful career. The fact is men dominate the high paying trades and it is very difficult for a woman to be successful in an environment that is sexual biased. The chart below found in an article The Simple Truth by the American Association of University Women gives us a glimpse of the percentage women are paid compared to men in specific