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In recent years the wage gap between men and women in the United States has begun to narrow more slowly; and women are still making less than men on a national scale. This graph shows the median salaries by industry for both, men, and women. On average a woman's salary is 76 <a href='http://www.swivel.com/graphs/show/22519170'>percent of male's</a> across all industries. Both sexes are more evenly matched in industries such as construction (92%), which is stereotypically considered a "man's job." Men still make about 40 percent more than women in industries such as: finance and insurance, management of companies and enterprises, and health care. While the majority of occupations and industries are in a man's favor, in large cities like <a href='http://www.swivel.com/graphs/show/22486632'>New York City</a>, <a href='http://www.swivel.com/graphs/show/22488957'>Dallas</a>, and <a href=' http://www.swivel.com/graphs/show/22489814'>Los Angeles</a> women might be the ones bringing home the bacon. In <a href='http://www.swivel.com/data_sets/spreadsheet/1007883'>New York</a> women are making twice as much as men in <a href='http://www.swivel.com/data_columns/show/4542725'>management of companies and enterprises</a>; they are also excelling in <a href='http://www.swivel.com/data_columns/show/4542741'>real estate</a> and <a href='http://www.swivel.com/data_columns/show/4542785'>wholesale trade</a>. In <a href='http://www.swivel.com/data_sets/spreadsheet/1007886'>Dallas</a>, women transcend the wage gap in <a href='http://www.swivel.com/data_columns/show/4542837'>utilities</a>, <a href='http://www.swivel.com/data_columns/show/4542839'>management of companies and enterprises</a>, <a href='http://www.swivel.com/data_columns/show/4542847'>transportation and warehousing</a>, <a href='http://www.swivel.com/data_columns/show/4542855'>education</a>, <a href='http://www.swivel.com/data_columns/show/4543504'>real estate</a>, and <a href='http://www.swivel.com/data_columns/show/4542851'>general management</a>. On the West coast, in <a href='http://www.swivel.com/data_sets/spreadsheet/1007890'>Los Angeles</a>, women are taking the reins in <a href='http://www.swivel.com/data_columns/show/4542900'>education</a>, <a href='http://www.swivel.com/data_columns/show/4542902'>entertainment</a>, <a href='http://www.swivel.com/data_columns/show/4542922'>real estate</a>, <a href='http://www.swivel.com/data_columns/show/4542934'>construction</a>, and <a href='http://www.swivel.com/data_columns/show/4542892'>mining</a>. According to sociologist, Andrew Hacker, many young women are heading for the city after they graduate from college. The pay increase could be because, “citified college-women are more likely to be nonmarried and childless, compared with their suburban sisters, so they can and do devote themselves to their careers.”

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gA7sblVjmiaZGQ2Tgp18ww== Women's Wages as Percentage of Male Wages, United States http://www.swivel.com/data_sets/show/1007870 Who is bringing home the bacon?

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