Ungleiche Lohntüten

Women's median earnings in 2007 in the legal occupation were estimated at about $53,800, compared with about $105,200 for men. Looking at specific occupations in the legal field, the salary gap was the largest among judges, magistrates and other judicial workers, with women earning an estimated $69,500, compared with men's $108,100, or about 64 percent of their salaries. Women attorneys earned a median of $93,600, or about 78 percent of men's median earnings of $120,400. The gap was still there, although smaller, for paralegals and legal assistants' salaries, with women earning a median salary of $42,600, …