Explore the gender wage gap. Go to the following Wall Street Journal (Links to an external site.) graphic presenting Census Bureau data on occupational pay gaps: http://graphics.wsj.com/gender-pay-gap/?fbclid=IwAR0NSRl1281LnC9x-AD59uD8y0fH4uWMSEOQ3kbZGHI5K8MKeEx1hIfrtvc (Links to an external site.)
Find the occupation that best aligns with your future career goals. Report the median pay data for men and women (make sure to identify the occupation). What might account for the differences in pay between men and women for the occupation you selected? Which factors explaining/contributing to the wage gap that is presented in the chapter do you think have impacted the differences in pay that you found?
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