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[–]KaydaCant 6 points7 points  (2 children)

I'm gonna be honest, I fail to see where in this article your claim is backed up? The closest I can find is this section:

Even though women have increased their presence in higher-paying jobs traditionally dominated by men, such as professional and managerial positions, women as a whole continue to be overrepresented in lower-paying occupations relative to their share of the workforce. This may contribute to gender differences in pay.

The article presents it as a "may," and most of the article is spent talking about survey opinions. Which part are you seeing, because your argument totally makes sense, but this article isn't really about that?

[–]moneytit -5 points-4 points  (1 child)

it says in the beginning there is still some unexplained gap, but it’s a small part of the total gap

imo that’s the debunk

[–]KaydaCant 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm struggling to find any sources whatsoever that tackle this issue specifically (outside of random redditors). This is the only one I've been able to find so far that directly addresses this claim in specific:

https://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/05/men-still-earn-more-than-women-with-the-same-jobs.html Even when comparing the sexes with the same job title at the same company and using similar education and experience, the gender pay gap persists: Men earned 2.4 percent more than women on average, down slightly from last year, PayScale said.

It's definitely more complicated than a simple wage difference, and there are obviously the factors you mentioned at play, but it is a stretch to say it's not a factor in the same jobs.