Reality Check: Women, Work and Money
30% MAGAZINE PUBLISHER Ambitious publisher Mia is played by Lucy Liu in Cashmere Median salary: $184,000
20% CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Miranda Otto is a hotel exec in Cashmere
Median salary: $258,000
85% FASHION DESIGNER Income varies widely for the job Lindsay Price has in Lipstick
Median salary: $87,300
50% MAGAZINE EDITOR At fashion mags like Nico's (Kim Raver), there are more women
Median salary: $139,000
15% INVESTMENT BANKER Cashmere Mafia's Frances O'Connor is in a boys 'club
Median salary: $438,000
35% MOVIE EXECUTIVE Brooke Shields' Wendy balances a big studio job and a family in Lipstick
Median salary: $110,000
20% MARKETING EXECUTIVE Bonnie Somerville is cosmetics executive Caitin in Cashmere
Median salary: $256,000
Source: Payscale.com
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