In the "On The Job: Female Athletes and the Battle for Equal Pay" box feature,what primary reason is given for the gender pay gap in virtually all occupations?

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The primary reason given for the gender pay gap in virtually all occupations in the article is occupational segregation – the practice of steering women towards certain professions and men towards others, which tend to have different pay scales. The article notes that women tend to cluster in lower-paid jobs, such as teaching, nursing, and social work, while men dominate higher-paid fields like engineering, finance, and law. This contributes to the overall pay discrepancy between men and women.

In the "On the Job: Female Athletes and the Battle