Why they lie

@whodey said
Still makes no sense. Since the higher paying jobs are far fewer, they you would want to hire more women than men cuz there are more lower paying jobs.

Whatever thought you are trying to convey by that remark is not making itself known to me. Perhaps one of your friends here can clarify.

The article I cited said that within a given company, there is only a 1% difference between male and female salaries for the same work (in the sample studied). They speculate that there is some other reason for the larger difference between male and female salaries when looked at for all jobs across companies. Quackquack speculates that women may gravitate to lower paid jobs because those jobs come with more flexible work schedules, which women value due to their traditional roles as (unpaid) care providers at home. For example a tax specialist for a small church might have more flexible work life that a tax specialist for a large investment company. So in a sense, he speculates that it is a choice women make. But that needs corroborating evidence, otherwise it looks like a convenient excuse to justify male complacency on the matter.