Problem: Which of the following observations attempt to reconcile the gender wage gap? (There are multiple correct answers.) Multiple select question. Nearly one in three women work in sales and service occupations, whereas men are likely to work in construction trades, in transport, and as equipment operators. Women are more likely to study the social sciences, which tend to have lower paying jobs, whereas men are more likely to study engineering and other technology fields, which tend to have higher levels of compensation. Women are more willing than men to adjust their work location and hours to take care of young children and elderly parents. Men are assumed to have a genetic composition that makes their comprehension of mathematical reasoning superior to that of women.