The first item notes that women enter the labor market at different and lower paying levels than do men . In each of the above comparisons men are employed in sectors that pay higher wages and than women in the respective sectors. Later Than Men and Periodically Have to Leave. A second observation notes that women enter the labor market later than men and periodically have to leave . The explanation is obvious.
Women enter the labor market later than men and periodically leave to have children .
Childbearing is obviously a necessary social endeavor. The labor market and society overall would cease to function if women did not leave the labor market to have children. A final observation revolves around the fact that women earn less overtime than do men . Overtime pay represents the difference between having a good life and a marginal life for skilled and semiskilled workers. Industry and manufacturing provide overtime pay.