Women continue to make less money than men, earning on average about 80% of male salaries. According to the website 24/7 Wall St., the disparity in wages is even greater in some sectors, as seen in the list of 10 worst industries for women in terms of pay:

 

1. Finance and insurance (62.2%)

2. Professional and technical services (65.9%)

3. Health care and social assistance (71.8%)

4. Nondurable Goods (73.8%)

5. Durable Goods (74.9%)

6. Utilities (75.8%)

7. Information (75.8%)

8. Public Administration (78.5%)

9. Wholesale Trade (79.3%)

10. Retail Trade (79.5%)

 

According to Charles Stockdale and Douglas A. McIntyre of 247wallst.com, the finance and insurance sector has retained its place as the worst for women despite a series of sex discrimination lawsuits. In fact, Citigroup, AIG, First American Financial Corporation and INTL FCStone Inc. (International Asset Holdings) have a grand total of zero female officers.

-Noel Brinkerhoff, David Wallechinsky

 

The Ten Industries that Pay Women the Least (by Charles Stockdale and Douglas A. McIntyre, 24/7 Wall St.)

Senate Republicans Unite to Defeat Equal Pay for Women: Amy Siskind (by Noel Brinkerhoff, AllGov)