“Men remain on the top in terms of pay, but women, when taken as a whole group in comparison to men as a whole group, are on the top in terms of stratification with all of the ensuing social ramifications that such a shift in social space entails. This means that women’s occupations are healthier, permit greater access to higher status networks, and involve working with better educated people than men’s occupations.”
https://journalistsresource.org/studies/society/gender-society/occupational-gender-segregation-pay-differences

I don't know what this article is trying to convey, other than that this issue is still an "issue". I don't know if it is laying ground for data research or a pseudo-focus-group-vetting round about way of providing planks for a platform for CBs candidates?

Ms Teague, are you taking Ms Lind's class?  If so, ask her, "Then why don't business owners only hire females?  They could make more profit or save more on payroll or be more able to give raises."