Top-Paying Jobs For Women - Forbes.com
Jenna Goudreau, 06.25.09, 02:30 PM EDT
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Move over CEO, there's a new job in town.
Women are flocking to the labor force in record numbers. Nearly 60% sought or occupied employment in 2008, the latest year for which statistics are available, representing 46.5% of the total U.S. labor force. More than one-third of these women worked in management, professional and related occupations, accounting for 51% of all workers in this top-paying sector.
Though a pay gap persists--women's earnings remain stalled at around 80% of men's--women are finding the jobs that pay them the most, and some may surprise you. Based on a U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau 2008 analysis, we ranked women's median weekly earnings as full-time wage and salary workers to uncover the highest-paying jobs for women.
Read Full Article: http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/25/top-paying-jobs-forbes-woman-careers-salary-employment.html?partner=executive_picks_newsletter
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This posting was made my Jim Jacobs, President & CEO of Jacobs Executive Advisors. Jim also serves as Leader of Jacobs Advisors' Insurance Practice.
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