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*Exceptions to the Rule*

Take a look through the Labor Department's data on wages and you'll see an

astonishing pattern. Never mind modernity and women's liberation, men still

make more than women in almost all occupations. The reasons for the broad

disparity are complicated, but these jobs are among the rare exceptions.

*Science Technician*

This is a slightly complicated occupational category -- officially called

" other " life, physical and social science technicians. It's made up of

science technicians who don't fit the Labor Department's specific subgroups,

such as forensic science technicians or nuclear technicians. This group of

" others " might include techs who collect weather information or work as

radiographers. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, female science

techs in this group earned a median of $740 a week last year, compared with

male techs, who had median earnings of $723 a week.

*Teacher Assistant*

From playground attendant to instructional aide, teacher assistants often

wear multiple hats. Female teacher assistants had median earnings of $474 a

week last year, compared with male teacher assistants' median earnings of

$453 a week, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Keep in mind that

women far outrank men in this field, by a ratio of more than 10 to 1. Nearly

40 percent of TAs work part time.

*Busser and Barback*

These workers may clear the dishes, fill water glasses, keep cafeteria trays

stocked, or wash glasses behind the bar. Women who worked as dining room and

cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers earned a median of $400 a week in

2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Their male counterparts

earned a median of $360 a week.

*Baker*

Most bakers work at large commercial bakeries, tortilla plants, or grocery

store bakery departments. Others work in restaurants, hotels, or specialty

stores. There were 57,000 female bakers in the United States last year and

their median earnings were $466 a week, according to the Bureau of Labor

Statistics. Male bakers, who numbered some 62,000, had median earnings of

$448 a week.

*Corporate Director*

A 2008 survey by the Corporate Library revealed that female corporate

directors in the United States earned median annual compensation of $131,400

compared with their male board counterparts, who earned $117,300. Female

board members are far outnumbered by their male counterparts: While 90

percent of S & P 500 companies have a woman on their boards, just 60 percent

of smaller companies in the 3000 index have one.

*Executive*

Research into the pay of executive managers at public companies found that

women are paid more than their male counterparts. " Given executive rank and

background, women are paid more than men, experience less income

uncertainty, and are promoted as quickly, " according to a working paper

authored by -Levi Gayle, Limor Golan, and , all

professors at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business. " We

find that females are paid slightly more than males at each rank after

controlling for observed heterogeneity. Furthermore their compensation

varies less than male compensation with the excess returns of firms, and is

therefore less volatile. "

*Dietician*

For the past three years, women's median earnings have been higher than the

median earnings for both sexes in the dietitian and nutritionist

occupational category. Because this is a small occupation and women outrank

men 5 to 1, the data for men's median earnings does not meet the Bureau of

Labor Statistics' criteria for publication.

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Ortiz, MS, RD

" I plan on living forever - so far so good "

" Cause of obesity, heart disease and cancer: Look at the end of your fork "