Use the charts from the activity to answer the following questions about the gender wage gap.

In which of the following occupations do women make up the highest share of workers?

		Social workers
		Registered Nurses
		Customer service representatives
		Elementary and middle school teachers

10 points

QUESTION 2

According to the chart, how much do women make (rounded to the nearest cent) on average compared to men? NOTE: to convert earnings as a percentage to dollars, move the decimal over two places. For example (if women earn 50% of what men earn, they earn $.50 per dollar earned by men).

		.$52
		$.72
		$.82
		$1.00

10 points

QUESTION 3

Which of the following occupations has the lowest share of female workers?

		accountants and auditors
		chief executives
		Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing
		software developers

10 points

QUESTION 4

In which of the following occupations do women earn the most compared to men?

		Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
		registered nurses
		Personal care aides
		receptionists and information clerks

10 points

QUESTION 5

In which of the following occupations do women get paid the least compared to their male counterparts?

		chief executives
		financial managers
		truck drivers
		retail salespersons

10 points

QUESTION 6

Which of the following occupations pays women the most per week?

		social workers
		registered nurses
		financial managers
		Software developers

10 points

QUESTION 7

Which of the following occupations pays women the least per week?

		social workers
		receptionists
		cooks
		janitors and building cleaners

10 points

QUESTION 8

In what kinds of occupations are women most likely to be paid close to the same amount as men in the same field? What do you think these occupations have in common with one another? Do you think this might explain why there is more pay equity in these jobs? Why or why not?

10 points

QUESTION 9

In what kinds of occupations are women least likely to be paid close to the same amount as men in the same field? What do you think these occupations have in common with one another? Do you think this might explain why there is less pay equity in these jobs? Why or why not?

Table 1. The Gender Wage Gap in the 20 Most Common Occupations for Women (Full-Time Workers Only), 2017 \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline & \begin{tabular}{c} Women's \\ median \\ weekly \\ earnings \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} Women's \\ earnings \\ as a \\ percent \\ of men's \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} Men's \\ median \\ weekly \\ earnings \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} Share of \\ female \\ workers in \\ occupation \\ (percent) \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} Share of \\ male \\ workers in \\ occupation \\ as percent \\ of all male \\ workers \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} Share of \\ female \\ workers in \\ occupation \\ as percent of \\ all female \\ workers \end{tabular} \\ \hline All Full-time Workers & $770 & 81.8% & $941 & 44.4% & \begin{tabular}{r} 100% \\ (62,980,00) \\ \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{r} 100% \\ (50,291,000) \\ \end{tabular} \\ \hline \multicolumn{7}{|c|}{20 Most Common Occupations for Women } \\ \hline Registered nurses & $1,143 & 90.7% & $1,260 & 88.8% & 0.4% & 4.5% \\ \hline \begin{tabular}{l} Elementary and middle school \\ teachers \end{tabular} & $987 & 86.7% & $1,139 & 78.4% & 1.0% & 4.4% \\ \hline \begin{tabular}{l} Secretaries and administrative \\ assistants \end{tabular} & $735 & 86.3% & $852 & 94.5% & 0.2% & 4.1% \\ \hline \begin{tabular}{l} Customer service \\ representatives \end{tabular} & $637 & 89.5% & $712 & 65.6% & 1.0% & 2.5% \\ \hline \begin{tabular}{l} Nursing, psychiatric, and \\ home health aides \end{tabular} & $493 & 84.6% & $583 & 88.2% & 0.3% & 2.4% \\ \hline Managers, all other & $1,251 & 76.8% & $1,629 & 38.7% & 2.9% & 2.3% \\ \hline \begin{tabular}{l} First-line supervisors of retail \\ sales workers \end{tabular} & $639 & 71.7% & $891 & 42.4% & 2.2% & 2.0% \\ \hline Cashiers & $422 & 85.6% & $493 & 72.2% & 0.6% & 2.0% \\ \hline Accountants and auditors & $1,065 & 76.7% & $1,389 & 58.9% & 1.0% & 1.8% \\ \hline \begin{tabular}{l} First-line supervisors of office \\ and administrative support \\ workers \end{tabular} & $819 & 83.0% & $987 & 67.7% & 0.6% & 1.7% \\ \hline \begin{tabular}{l} Receptionists and information \\ clerks \end{tabular} & $599 & 91.9% & $652 & 92.6% & 0.1% & 1.6% \\ \hline Office clerks, general & $670 & 85.9% & $780 & 84.8% & 0.2% & 1.6% \\ \hline Retail salespersons & $523 & 74.3% & $704 & 38.8% & 1.8% & 1.5% \\ \hline \begin{tabular}{l} Maids and housekeeping \\ cleaners \end{tabular} & $439 & 86.4% & $508 & 84.3% & 0.2% & 1.4% \\ \hline \begin{tabular}{l} Bookkeeping, accounting, and \\ auditing clerks \end{tabular} & $716 & 96.4% & $743 & 87.0% & 0.1% & 1.2% \\ \hline Financial managers & $1,222 & 71.1% & $1,719 & 55.0% & 0.8% & 1.2% \\ \hline Personal care aides & $479 & 92.1% & $520 & 82.7% & 0.2% & 1.2% \\ \hline Waiters and waitresses & $475 & 89.1% & $533 & 65.0% & 0.5% & 1.2% \\ \hline Social workers & $900 & 96.3% & $935 & 82.8% & 0.2% & 1.2% \\ \hline Secondary school teachers & $1,091 & 89.0% & $1,226 & 57.1% & 0.6% & 1.0% \\ \hline Percent of all men and women & & & & & 15.1% & 40.7% \\ \hline \end{tabular} Table 2. The Wage Gap in the 20 Most Common Occupations for Men (Full-Time Workers Only), 2017 \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline All Full-time Workers & \begin{tabular}{c} \begin{tabular}{c} Women's \\ median \\ weekly \\ earnings \end{tabular} \\ $770 \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} \begin{tabular}{c} Women's \\ earnings \\ as a \\ percent of \\ men's \end{tabular} \\ 81.8% \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{r} \begin{tabular}{c} Men's \\ median \\ weekly \\ earnings \end{tabular} \\ $941 \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} \begin{tabular}{c} Share of \\ female \\ workers in \\ occupation \\ (percent) \end{tabular} \\ 44.4% \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} \begin{tabular}{c} Share of \\ male \\ workers in \\ occupation \\ as percent \\ of all male \\ workers \end{tabular} \\ 100% \\ (62,980,00) \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} \begin{tabular}{c} Share of \\ female \\ workers in \\ occupation \\ as percent \\ of all \\ female \\ workers \end{tabular} \\ \begin{tabular}{c} 100% \\ (50,291,00) \end{tabular} \\ \end{tabular} \\ \hline \multicolumn{7}{|c|}{20 Most Common Occupations for Men } \\ \hline \begin{tabular}{l} Driver/sales workers and truck \\ drivers \end{tabular} & $589 & 73.0% & $807 & 4.9% & 4.3% & 0.3% \\ \hline Managers, all other & $1,251 & 76.8% & $1,629 & 38.7% & 2.9% & 2.3% \\ \hline Construction laborers & N/A & N/A & $667 & 3.0% & 2.2% & 0.1% \\ \hline \begin{tabular}{l} First-line supervisors of retail \\ sales workers \end{tabular} & $639 & 71.7% & $891 & 42.4% & 2.2% & 2.0% \\ \hline \begin{tabular}{l} Laborers and freight, stock, and \\ material movers, hand \end{tabular} & $500 & 84.0% & $595 & 17.5% & 1.9% & 0.5% \\ \hline \begin{tabular}{l} Software developers, \\ applications and systems \\ software \end{tabular} & $1,543 & 82.8% & $1,863 & 18.4% & 1.9% & 0.5% \\ \hline Retail salespersons & $523 & 74.3% & $704 & 38.8% & 1.8% & 1.5% \\ \hline Janitors and building cleaners & $481 & 83.8% & $574 & 28.8% & 1.8% & 0.9% \\ \hline Cooks & $436 & 90.6% & $481 & 37.1% & 1.4% & 1.0% \\ \hline Carpenters & N/A & N/A & $789 & 2.2% & 1.4% & 0.0% \\ \hline Chief executives & $1,920 & 79.5% & $2,415 & 27.6% & 1.3% & 0.6% \\ \hline Grounds maintenance & N/A & N/A & $526 & 3.7% & 1.3% & 0.1% \\ \hline \begin{tabular}{l} Sales representatives, wholesale \\ and manufacturing \end{tabular} & $956 & 78.2% & $1,222 & 27.9% & 1.3% & 0.6% \\ \hline \begin{tabular}{l} Automotive service technicians \\ and mechanics \end{tabular} & N/A & N/A & $764 & 2.0% & 1.2% & 0.0% \\ \hline Electricians & N/A & N/A & $974 & 2.1% & 1.1% & 0.0% \\ \hline Production workers, all other & $570 & 79.6% & $716 & 26.7% & 1.0% & 0.5% \\ \hline Customer service representatives & $637 & 89.5% & $712 & 65.6% & 1.0% & 2.5% \\ \hline Stock clerks and order fillers & $538 & 94.2% & $571 & 34.5% & 1.0% & 0.7% \\ \hline Accountants and auditors & $1,065 & 76.7% & $1,389 & 58.9% & 1.0% & 1.8% \\ \hline \begin{tabular}{l} Elementary and middle school \\ teachers \end{tabular} & $987 & 86.7% & $1,139 & 78.4% & \begin{tabular}{ll} 1.0% & \\ \end{tabular} & 4.4% \\ \hline Percent of all men and women & & & & & 32.9% & % \\ \hline \end{tabular}