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The simplistic version of the premise is more like: women are under-represented in occupations which have more money and/or power, and also within the more seni
by NovemberWhiskey 5y ago
The simplistic version of the premise is more like: women are under-represented in occupations which have more money and/or power, and also within the more senior positions of all occupations (which also tend to correlate with more money and/or power), which must be because they are either discriminated against when seeking those positions, or because they are discouraged from seeking those positions by an expectation of discrimination.
- _0w8t 5y agoThis is simply not true. There are a highly paid professions in US that are dominated by women, like that of veterinarians (as I wrote on another comment it pays better in US than programming) or some fields in medicine or law.