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TABLE 4-1.—Share of Women Employed in Selected Occupations in 1950 and 1999[Percent]Occupation 19501999Architects ...................................................................................................... 4.0 15.7Biological and life scientists ............................................................................ 29.2 43.8Chemists, except biochemists ................................................................................. 10.0 27.4Clergy ............................................................................................................ 4.1 14.2Dentists ..................................................................................................................... 2.7 16.5Dietitians ....................................................................................................... 94.3 84.0Economists ............................................................................................................... 18.4 51.2Editors and reporters ............................................................................................... 37.6 49.8Engineers .................................................................................................................. 1.2 10.6Lawyers...................................................................................................................... 3.5 28.8Librarians ....................................................................................................... 88.6 83.7Pharmacists ................................................................................................... 8.3 49.0Physicians ................................................................................................................. 6.1 24.5Psychologists............................................................................................................. 43.8 64.9Public relations specialists ....................................................................................... 10.5 61.0Registered nurses ..................................................................................................... 97.6 92.9Social workers ........................................................................................................... 69.2 71.4TeachersElementary school................................................................................................ 90.9 83.8Secondary school ................................................................................................. 56.7 57.5Sources: Department of Commerce (Bureau of the Census) and Department of Labor (Bureau of Labor Statistics).in that year was about 60 cents on the dollar, approximately the same as duringmost of the 1960s and 1970s. Since then, however, the gap between menand women has narrowed. In 1998 the ratio of median earnings of women toChapter 4 | 139