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Originally posted by chjw
Yes, I accept this is probably true. However, there is a problem in that somehow females aren't interested in getting into these degrees for whatever reason and if this is to do with gender then it needs to be fixed and sorted out.
and I don't live in the states. The range of salaries in teaching is more however.
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I agree that there needs to be a way to get girls more interested in math/science/technology, the precursors to high-potential jobs and careers, but it's not going to change over night, and some things are really cyclical (i.e. little girls see teachers as role models, and they are mostly women: hence, they dream of becoming teachers when they grow up, etc).
Also, teachers are paid appallingly little, but there is room for salary growth after tenure and a few years of experience. But starting out, garbage men will make more then teachers, for sure, on average.
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Originally posted by BlueTimberwolf
This is true, but not the only factor. For instance, some companies shy away from hiring women with kids, b/c they assume they will take more time off.
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There are probably some cases like that, but most of the big companies i.e. Google, Amazon, and even wall street banks are pretty progressive when it comes to maternity leave, equal pay, vacations, etc. The problem often comes in the form of not enough qualified women either existing or applying. People with health-management or psychology majors aren't exactly welcome recruits at a big wall street firm or Google/Amazon, though of course there are exceptions.
Imo, if more women go for the right majors and career paths, the average woman's salary is going to go up significantly, and probably match or surpass men, considering how women are graduating from college at record levels.
Just look at how many women run vs how many men 
the average for a teacher is about $14.50. 
