Sex segregation in the workplace

Among full-time workers, women earn about 79.4 percent of men’s earnings. This gender gap in earnings stems from several factors, including sex segregation in the workplace and the lower wages and salaries found in occupations that involve mostly women.

Respond to the following:

Do you think it is fair for occupations dominated by women to have lower wages and salaries than those dominated by men? Explain your answer.

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