A female accountant employed by a private firm is paid $80 per hour, whereas a male Professor of Finance at a government university is paid $40 per hour. Both of them work for the same number of hours. What might account for the gap in earnings?
- AIt is difficult to measure the output per hour in each profession.
- BPay in the private sector is profit-related but is not in the public sector.
- CQualifications of accountants are lower than those of Professors of Finance.
- DWomen are generally given preference over men in professional jobs.