Why Men Earn More

What are the real reasons women earn less than men? What can they do about it? The author of "The Myth of Male Power" exposes the truth.

Warren Farrell, Ph.D. (Mill Valley, CA) is an internationally esteemed expert on gender issues, and the only man to have been elected three times to the board of directors of the National Organization for Women (NOW) in New York City. Financial Times named Dr. Farrell one of the world’s leading thought leaders. He has been interviewed by Larry King, Peter Jennings, and Barbara Walters, and has appeared many times on nationally syndicated TV shows such as Oprah, Donahue, and CNN’s Sonya Live. He is the author of many books, including the bestsellers <i>Why Men are the Way They Are</i> and The Myth of Male Power.

Acknowledgments

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Foreword

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A Personal Introduction: How the Journey Began

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PART ONE Twenty-Five Ways to Increase Your Pay

Field of Dreams: Choose the Right Field and Higher Pay Will Come

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The Field-with-Higher-Yield Formula: One to Five

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Choose a Field in Technology or the Hard Sciences, Not the Arts or Social Sciences (Pharmacology vs. Literature)

18

(9)

Get Hazard Pay Without the Hazards (Female Administrator in Air Force vs. Male Combat Soldier in Army)

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Among Jobs Requiring Little Education, Those That Expose You to the Sleet and Heat Pay More Than Those That Are Indoors and Neat (FedEx Deliverer vs. Receptionist)

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(3)

In Most Fields with Higher Pay, You Can't Psychologically Check Out at the End of the Day (Corporate Attorney vs. Librarian)

47

(3)

Fields with Higher Pay Often Have Lower Fulfillment (Engineer vs. Child Care Professional)

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(10)

The Field-with-Higher-Yield Formula: Six to Ten

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People Who Get Higher Financial Rewards Choose Fields with Higher Financial and Emotional Risks (Venture Capitalist vs. Supermarket Cashier)

60

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Many Fields with Higher Pay Require Working the Worst Shifts During the Worst Hours (Private Practice Medical Doctor vs. HMO Medical Doctor)

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Some Jobs Pay More to Attract People to Unpleasant Environments Without Many People (Prison Guard vs. Restaurant Hostess)

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Updating Pays: Currency Begets Currency (Sales Engineer vs. French Language Scholar)

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People Who Get Higher Pay Also Choose Subfields with the ``High Pay Formula'' (Surgeon vs. Psychiatrist)

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(3)

Doing Time: People Who Get Higher Pay . . .

77

(16)

Work More Hours---And It Makes a Big Difference

78

(7)

Have More Years of Experience---Especially in Their Current Occupation

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(2)

Have More Years of Recent, Uninterrupted Experience with Their Current Employer

87

(2)

Work More Weeks During the Year

89

(1)

Are Absent Less Often from Work

90

(1)

Commute to Jobs That Are Farther Away

90

(3)

On the Move: People Who Get Higher Pay Are More Willing to . . .

93

(10)

Relocate---Especially to Undesirable Locations at the Company's Behest

93

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Travel Extensively On the Job

100

(3)

Responsibility, Training, Ambition, and Productivity: People Who Get Higher Pay . . .

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Take On Different Responsibilities Even When Their Titles Are the Same

104

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Take On Bigger Responsibilities Even When Their Titles Are the Same

105

(2)

Require Less Security

107

(1)

Have More Relevant Training in Their Current Occupation

108

(1)

Have Higher Career Goals to Begin With

109

(4)

Do More In-Depth Job Searches

113

(2)

Above All, Produce More

115

(12)

Conclusion to Part One: Twenty-Five Ways to Increase Your Pay

118

(9)

PART TWO Women in the Workplace

What Women Contribute to the Workplace

127

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What Men Love about Women (at Work, That Is)

127

(6)

Why Women and Men Approach Work So Differently, Yet So Similarly

133

(10)

Male- and Female-Owned Businesses Reflecting Work-Life Decisions

133

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If Women Contribute So Much to the Workplace, Why Do Some Men Seem So Threatened?

137

(6)

The Myths That Prevent Women from Knowing Why Men Earn More

143

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How the Belief in the Discrimination Against Women Hurts Women's Careers

145

(17)

Discrimination Against Women

162

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Mentorship's Rebellion Process

170

(1)

Men Have ``a Wife''; Women Don't

171

(1)

Discrimination in Favor of Women: Why Women Are Now Paid More Than Men for the Same Work

172

(19)

Do Women Earn More for the Same Work?

172

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How the Fear of Male Sexuality Leads to Discrimination Against Men

178

(13)

The Genetic Celebrity Pay Gap

191

(18)

And What, Pray Tell, Is a ``Genetic Celebrity''?

191

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The Genetic Celebrity as Tip Magnet

193

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Two Nagging Questions . . .

209

(7)

When Women Enter Men's Occupations, Doesn't the Pay Go Down?

209

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``Isn't the Issue More Than Equal Pay---Isn't It Comparable Worth?''

210

(6)

Conclusion: Toward a New Vision of Men and Women

216

(19)

Bibliography

235

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Notes

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Index

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