The best and worst paid jobs for women
The Equal Pay Act was signed into law by President John F Kennedy way back in 1963, but over 50 years later equal pay for men and women is still not standard across the board. Today women only earn 81.1 cents of every dollar that men in the same roles take home, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. But there are exceptions, and in certain industries female workers actually take home more money than men. We reveal the best and worst paid jobs for women in America in 2018.
15 April 2019