Secondly, you need to consider how profits are being calculated.

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Secondly, and most importantly, when you consider how the averages work out with men making more, it has to do with the fact that women tend to pick lower-paying fields with little or no danger involved, while men tend to pick more fields that are higher-paying and many with far more risk.

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