Gender Inequality and Discrimination In The Workplace

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Gender Inequality and Discrimination In The
Workplace
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Summary

• Although there are regulations within the
  workplace there is still discrimination
• Women are facing discrimination in their income,
  unemployment and occupational distribution
• Womens salaries average only 72-88 to mens
  salaries
• The ratio of womens median annual earnings to
  mens only rose from 60.7 in 1960 to 77.8 in 2008

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Earnings Comparison

• In 2006 the median weekly earnings of full time
  working women was 600 a week compared to 743
  for men
• In management jobs was 840 per week compared to
  1,154 for men
• In the recent 2008 womens median weekly earnings
  were 79.9 of men

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Why women still make less than men?

• Compensation differences appear to be tied to
  perceptions, availability and fields genders
  specialize into
• Women are more represented in clerical and
  services occupations while men are concentrated
  in craft and laborer jobs
• Men can travel easier than women due to family
  obligations
• Men with children appear to get an earnings boost
  whereas women lose earnings (GAO Statistics)
• Women on average have fewer years of work
  experience

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Citations

• http/findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2294/is_n1-v3
  8/ai_20816289/bnet
• (Trentham Susan, Larwoud Laurie. A Journal
  research.Jan.1998).
• http//www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-151662677.html
  (Fast sheet series. October 1, 2004).
• Catalyst Inc Published March 2009 Womens
  Earnings and income.
• http//www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/1997/04/art2full.pdf
  (Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wooton Barbara.
  April 1997.
• TED The Editors Desk. October 29, 2008.
  http//www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2008/oct/wk4/art03.htm
  
• http//usgovinfo.about.com/cs/census
  statistic/a/womenspay.htm (Why women still make
  less than men? Longley Robert).