Counselors, health technicians, and part-time workers.
By Jordan Weissmann
The Atlantic - Nov 1 2013
As a general rule, American men earn more than American women. This
holds true across industries, across education levels, and across
states. But, there's at least one big exception: part-time employees.
In 2012, women who worked less than 40 hours a week generally
out-earned men who spent the same amount at their jobs. If they worked
35 hours a week, they earned about 11 percent more. If they worked 25
hours a week, they earned about 4 percent more.
But once females hit that magic 40 hour threshold, their relative pay
plummeted, as shown on this graph adapted from a new report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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