4 This is especially true for underrepresented minorities who, between 1995 and 1997, earned 3.1
times more medical degrees than all S&E doctorates combined compared to 1.2
times more for whites and Asian / Pacific Islanders.2 It is true that
salaries of some medical
occupations are twice that of S&E professorships, according the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Yes, in 1800s England, women — at least, some women — were allowed to escape the confines of the home to fight for prizes that were twice the annual
salary of a housemaid (one of the few
occupations for women at the
time).