DC also has the highest percentage of women of women in professional and managerial jobs, and the highest percentage of businesses owned by women. So, we've got a pay gap. It's existed over time and is slow to dissolve. And while all races of women suffer, the gap is especially severe for African American women and Latinas. The biggest factor in maintaining the pay gap is sex segregation.
Sex segregation involves putting women and men in different jobs.
For example, 98.4 percent of all secretaries in the US are women. 95.5 percent of all receptionists are women. There are other occupations that are female dominated. Registered nurses are 92.5 percent female. So, for the average US woman, these are your occupations.