Surprising Truths About The Gender Pay Gap - CareerAlley

Surprising Truths About The Gender Pay Gap - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. via MedReps.com You may believe that the gender pay gap is all about men vs. women. However, its more than that. The pay males make in comparison to what females is determined by a lot of different factors, such as experience, education, and even location. This infographic, compiled by MedReps.com, a job board which gives members access to the most sought after medical sales jobs and pharmaceutical sales jobs on the Web, shows the gender pay gap across the board. Some points to note include: In 2012, only 14.3% of Fortune 500 executives were women After 10 years or more in the job market, the median male MBA graduate earned about $242,000; the median female earned just $146,000 Women hold only 27 percent of all computer science jobs Check out the full infographic below and let us know your thoughts in the comments! What do you think? What are some other reasons why theres still a gender pay gap? This is a Guest post. If you would like to submit a guest post to CareerAlley, please follow these guest post guidelines. Good luck in your search. Joey Trebif