Originally Posted by daycarediva:
That's simply because STEM fields make more money. Women tend to chose more civil service positions that make less money, regardless of degree. It makes for very skewed results when researching men/women pay structures.
They make less pay for the same jobs. STEM jobs are male dominated. You'd be hard pressed to find a male dominated field that doesn't pay a TON. Even male nurses get paid more than females for the EXACT same job.
The results are not skewed at all. Research has been done on women working the same jobs and they make less pay all across the board. They aren't comparing all male jobs to all female jobs. That is a myth and where a lot of people get confused. My husband makes about $30K more than his female co-worker who has been in the field for the same amount of time, same degree.