Why do women earn less than men?
Position, industry and working years are the first three factors that affect the gender pay difference, and education has a positive effect on narrowing the gender difference.
1. Industry difference is an important factor in the pay difference between men and women. Among the top 65,438+05 high-paying positions in 2065,438+08, except for strategic consulting and securities analysts, the proportion of women in other positions is generally below 30%. At present, women account for less than 20% or even single digits in artificial intelligence and big data-related positions such as machine learning, deep learning, image recognition and architects. The low participation rate of women in high-paying technical posts makes the salary difference increasingly obvious. In recent years, the dividend of business models in various fields has weakened, industry giants have turned to technology-driven, and the salary of senior technical posts has continued to soar, further strengthening the salary advantage of high-income men in related fields.
2. Career choice is the biggest factor that leads to the difference in pay between men and women. Judging from the job-hunting characteristics of both men and women, men prefer jobs with high intensity and high salary returns such as technology and sales; However, women prefer jobs with moderate work intensity and wages, such as administration, operation and marketing. In the past two years, more and more advanced technology, products and management positions have flooded into women in love, but the proportion of men and women in most high-paying positions is still obviously unbalanced. Although women earn more than men in most industries, they still earn more than men in education and training, wedding/photography and real estate.
3. Working years and time are also important reasons. In fact, one of the reasons for women's low income is that women allocate their energy to their families. For families, women seem to play a more important role than men.
To sum up, we can see that there is a reason why the average salary of women in China is lower than that of men.