Question

	actual										simulated
	men				women						men				women
Major	starting salary (wm)	number of job offers (Nm)	Nm%	wm*Nm%	starting salary(wf)	number of job offers (Nf)	Nf%	wf*nf%			starting salary (wm)	number of job offers (Nm)	Nm%	wm*Nm%	starting salary (wf)	number of job offers	Nm%	wf*nm%
Accounting	49,324	441			47,553	467				Accounting	49,324	441			47553
Business administration	45,408	348			43,460	316				Business administration	45,408	348			43460
Computer science	61,005	300			57,418	52				Computer science	61,005	300			57418
Chemical engineering	65,389	246			65,984	186				Chemical engineering	65,389	246			65984
History	39,836	71			35,737	71				History	39,836	71			35737
Biological sciences	33,708	83			33,766	146				Biological sciences	33,708	83			33766
Mathematics	48,868	44			50,314	53				Mathematics	48,868	44			50314

1. Use this data to estimate the gender pay gap by completing the following steps

1. calculate the % of men in each major to fill in the Nm% cells
2. calculate the % of women in each major to fill in the Nf% cells
3. compare the occupational profiles of men and women using your results from steps a) and b)
4. calculate the weighted average salary of men and women – to fill in the wm*Nm% and wf*Nf% cells respectively
5. compute the ‘raw’ gender pay gap by calculating the ratio of women’s to men’s average salary

Answer 1