Database: works_cycles
Question: Among the employees who have a pay rate of above 40, how many of them are male?
SQL: SELECT SUM(CASE WHEN T2.Gender = 'M' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) FROM EmployeePayHistory AS T1 INNER JOIN Employee AS T2 ON T1.BusinessEntityID = T2.BusinessEntityID WHERE T1.Rate > 40