content: I doubt the females are earning more. I would say it's more likely because men are making more because they are worth more. This is as stupid as it would be to compare salaries of male professional footballers vs salaries of female professional footballers in the English Premier League. There's never been a female Fields medalist, to give you an example. There's never been a female world chess champion -- the highest finish ever by a female in a world chess championship was 8th. There's the Google pay gap explained for you.