June 10, 2011

More on workplace (in)equality

I wrote a few days ago about difference in median income growth between men and women over the last half-century.  Now the Atlantic has added some data, supporting the explanation that women have been becoming better educated and increasing their participation in highly skilled, higher paying jobs.  Over the same period, men's average education levels have stayed relatively constant, and they have continued to dominate low-skilled jobs requiring manual labor.  Makes sense to me.