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...Part of the gap stems from the fact that males are more likely to enter lucrative sectors such as investment banking. Males also are more likely to graduate with degrees in economics, computer science, and other fields that are attractive to employers. But even controlling for industry sector and academic background, males appear to earn about 8 percent more than their female classmates, according to The Crimson’s analysis...
...between male and female wages is largest in the technology sector. The median male salary in that industry is $74,000, compared to $50,000 for females...
...disparity is especially stark in the investment banking sector. More than a fifth of Harvard men who are entering the workforce are headed to investment banking jobs—compared to just a tenth of Harvard women...
...gender gap in starting salaries reflects substantial gender differences in which employment sector is chosen,” according to Goldin and Katz, who have co-authored several journal articles on the topic. “In general, starting salaries are very similar by sex within employment sectors...
...Smart Woman Securities put their newfound financial acumen to work. With seed money from private donors, they launched a $10,000 investment fund that will be managed entirely by Harvard women—an experience that might make future female graduates of Harvard more likely to seek out finance-sector jobs...