only 3 percent of the nation's top corporate executives (Mahar 53). The reason for the gender discrimination against women in top management appears to be "inadequate demand, rather than inadequate supply" (Mahar 53). Moreover, when it comes to wage increases and promotions to top level management positions, many employers still promote more men than women.
During the 1980s, most of the lawyers, bankers, and real estate syndicators who participated in America's highest grossing business transactions were men. And, although the percentage of women in these positions increased 14.6% percent between 1979 and 1989, women gained an average wage increase of less than $2 an hour (Mahar 54). Meanwhile, from 1973 to 1991, men who had attained a college degree plus two years of postgraduate education earned a steady average of $21 an hour. On the other hand, women who had attained a college degree plus two years of postgraduate education saw their average wages in real dollars decrease from $18.01 an hour in 1973 to $16.57 in 1991. Thu
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