While that milestone is significant, women are still earning far less money than men. T hey have been more likely to enter fields with lower income potential like nursing, education and administration . But even those doing the same work as men earn less.

White women must work 16 months to earn what their white male colleagues earned in 12, based on analysis of United States census data. Women of color must work even longer.

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The 2018 report “Women Can’t Win,” published by Georgetown University, found that men with bachelor’s degrees make on average $26,000 more per year than women with the same credentials.

Women are also severely underrepresented in certain fields with higher earning potential, namely STEM fields — science, technology, math and engineering — where they account for only about 25 percent of graduates and less than 30 percent of college-educated employees.

A ccording to a study released last month, the gender gap in computer science won’t close for 100 years, if current trends continue.

And just because women now make up the majority of the work force, it doesn’t mean they’re running it. In the latest Fortune 500 list, published in May, 33 of the highest-grossing companies were led by female C.E.O.s. That’s the most ever, by the way, even though it’s still less than 7 percent of the total.

So what can women who are trying to find a way up in their organization do? Katherine W. Phillips, a professor of organizational management at Columbia University, suggested some solutions this year for The New York Times Magazine’s Future of Work issue. One is to find a champion, even if that’s a man.