While that milestone is significant, women are still earning far less money than men. T hey have been more likely to enter fields with lower income potential like nursing, education and administration . White women must work 16 months to earn what their white male colleagues earned in 12, based on analysis of United States census data. Women are also severely underrepresented in certain fields with higher earning potential, namely STEM fields — science, technology, math and engineering — where they account for only about 25 percent of graduates and less than 30 percent of college-educated employees. And just because women now make up the majority of the work force, it doesn’t mean they’re running it.

Source: New York Times July 02, 2019 15:00 UTC