Cities Where Women Outearn Male Counterparts

[Swede]

I think this is inevitable as women outnumber men in colleges.



In 2008, single, childless women between 22 and 30 were earning more than their male counterparts in most U.S. cities, with incomes that were 8% greater on average, according to an analysis of Census data by Reach Advisors, a consumer research firm in Slingerlands, N.Y.

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/09/01/cities-where-women-outearn-male-counterparts/

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704421104575463790770831192.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_5

[Curmudgeoness]

1. I thought it was time to rejoice that our time had finally come.

But the headlines are misleading. If you read the online article, and get the the last couple of paragraphs, you will find that it still sucks to be a woman---maybe more than before since you are better educated than the available mates out there, so now you will have to put up with dumber men.

The telling information at the end says what it always has:

"While these particular women earn more than their male peers, women on the whole haven't reached equal status in any particular job or education level. For instance, women with a bachelor's degree had median earnings of $39,571 between 2006 and 2008, compared with $59,079 for men at the same education level, according to the Census.

At every education level, from high-school dropouts to Ph.D.s, women continue to earn less than their male peers."