The topic of the inequality associated with the pay scale will probably never be resolved, but the inequality may not be as blatant as some expect it to be.

According to top management degrees, pay scale, human capital and a bunch of other credible sources, women do not simply get paid less because of their sex, but rather because of their level of education or their choice in occupation.

Men tend to choose higher paying careers that bring them money and power. Jobs such as project managers, computer systems administrator, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering and the list goes on.

Women seek more involvement with people, with careers such as early childhood education, drama, social work, health and medical careers and plenty of other careers.

Although women don’t necessarily make less than men, they are still at a huge disadvantage. Women, often times end, or cut short their desired education level because they take on a new role in life: parenting. Yes, men also play a role in parenting, but it does not affect their life as much as it affects a woman.

According to top management degrees, 42 percent of women experience reduced hours as opposed to the 28 percent of men. 39 percent have to take a significant amount of time off of work, that’s 15 percent more than men. 10 percent of fathers have to quit their job, but that doesn’t compare to the 27 percent of a mothers having to quit their jobs.

Another interesting finding was that women work more hours than men. With a 0.4 percent difference. This may not be a huge difference, but it’s the type of labor that makes it interesting. Females work 26.7 hours a week doing unpaid household labor, and men put in 15.9 hours. In the paid work field, males work 31.4 hours, and females work 21 hours.