Gedanken zum Labor Day: Geschlechtsspezifische Lohnlücke in den USA [OC]

The reality is that many women choose to focus on raising children rather than their career, so the average female salary is lower than male. [Female CEOs actually earn more than male CEOs](https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2024/06/05/female-ceos-outearn-male-counterparts-in-sp-500-companies/) because women who reach executive level are those that focus on their careers.

The first one (legal) jumps out as apples-to-oranges, and therefore meaningless. It looks like it’s comparing the pay for paralegals versus attorneys. A meaningful comparison would sample men and women actually doing the same job, not merely sampling from a broad business segment.