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Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM by pb7 on Friday January 17, 2020 @04:54PM (#22079850)
Doctors are also a tiny slice of medicine. Nurses make a fraction of what doctors make, and other roles like Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Radiology Technician that make healthcare possible make even less.

Law exhibits a bimodal distribution in compensation as well. Paralegals make even less than poorly compensated lawyers.

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Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM by CydeWeys on Friday January 17, 2020 @07:43PM (#22081293)
Also, the super well compensated doctors are a small slice of doctors overall. Most doctors end up doing family practice, which isn't super lucrative. Once you factor in the hundreds of thousands in loans, there are many non-doctor career paths that have better outcomes than that.
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