San Diego-based writer Warren Farrell outlines over 80 positions where women earn more than men on average. Below are the top ten occupations where women’s median earnings surpassed men’s between 24 percent and 43 percent.

1.Sales engineers
2.Statisticians
3.Legislators
4.Other transportation workers
5.Automotive service technicians and mechanics
6.Speech-language pathologists
7.Library assistants, clerical
8.Motion picture projectionists
9.Helpers, construction trades
10.Funeral services workers

Is your job not on the list? Don’t fret. This should not prohibit you from pursuing a career you desire… Continue reading

It is not without basis that women fare worse than men in getting financial satisfaction from their employers.  With the economic surge in the West rippling around the world, their loads are becoming heavier.

US-based National Center for Women and Retirement Research notes that women receive lesser retirement benefits, which are about a quarter of what men have, due to the twofold cause of lower salaries and lesser working hours.

If women are expected to live an average of seven to 10 years longer than men and if their income does not even reach half of what men are earning, then women… Continue reading