[cal5k]

Well if you read the research you would see that it actually boils down to choices people make. So that’s sort of like saying that the choices women make are de facto sexist because... they’re women?

[door5]

No, I'm saying the economy rewards the choices men make. Women get paid less because employers pay less in female-dominated fields.

[mpweiher]

Alternatively: Women are free to choose professions without having to concern themselves about making money.

Evidence:

1. Women make these choices more in richer and more egalitarian societies. Your explanation makes the opposite prediction and is therefore contradicted by the data.

2. Women care a lot more about how much a prospective partner earns.

2a. This is not due to women being "unable" to support a partner because they get paid less: the preference gets stronger the more a woman earns, not weaker.

3. Women care a lot more about predictable work, part-time work and no overtime, all of which depress earnings. (see https://scholar.harvard.edu/bolotnyy/publications/why-do-wom... )

[cal5k]

Most household purchasing decisions are made by women: https://hbr.org/2009/09/the-female-economy

"The economy" rewards those who produce goods/services that others find valuable. It's pretty bizarre to claim that the economy itself is somehow sexist, particularly when women make many of the purchasing decisions that drive demand.