Specifically for women of color, the gap is even wider: In comparison to men's dollar, African-American women earn only 69 cents and Latinas just 59 cents" (Women Deserve Equal Pay, 2012). Women currently make approximately 80 cents for every dollar that men earn (Brunner, 2012)
25 an hour nets a woman just $14,500 working full-time for a year, which adds up to more than $3,000 less than the poverty line for a family of three. Raising that wage could mean a raise for 28 million workers" (Covert, 2012)
They are involved in sowing the seeds, cultivating as well as harvesting vegetables, fruits, nuts or other crops. They mean annual salary amounts to about seventeen thousand (Croft, 2010)
"In 1890, 15% of women in the United States aged twenty-five to forty-four (all marital statuses and races) reported an occupation outside the home. This figure increased to 30% by 1940, 47% by 1970, and 76% by 2000, when it was 93% for men in the same demographic groups" (Goldin, 2008)
Men in this job earn a median of $40 less than women each week, which adds up to a yearly loss of $2,000. It is thought that most of the difference here is due to women receiving bigger tips" (Goudreau, 2011)
Men in this job earn a median of $40 less than women each week, which adds up to a yearly loss of $2,000. It is thought that most of the difference here is due to women receiving bigger tips" (Goudreau, 2011)
Metropolitan Police Department at the age of 23 with a passion for taking advantage of its tuition reimbursement program. Slowly, over time, Lanier worked her way up to the top (John, 2012)
Men, by contrast, often take on jobs that involve physical labor, outdoor work, overnight shifts and dangerous conditions which is also why men suffer the overwhelming majority of injuries and deaths at the workplace. They put up with these unpleasant factors so that they can earn more (Lukas, 2011)
But for those women with aspirations to have a successful career in corporate America, something has to be done to decrease the gap. The solutions are all around us but need to be put into practice in order to be effective (Peterson, 2010)
The gap is particularly large in the highest-paying professions. PayScale, a company that collects salary data, has analyzed its database of millions of employee profiles to see how that gender pay gap varies by college major (Rampell, 2012)
However, there are still a few medical careers in which women are not compensated fairly, or where women haven't advanced as much as others. These careers listed below typically offer flexibility, career advancement, and fair pay in general, although of course it depends on the employer (Santiago, 2012)
For instance, in 1999, white women made an average of $30,900 compared with white men, who made on average $44,200. African-American women, again, on average, made $26,600 versus $33,100 earned by African-American men" (Sullivan, 2004)
"Male domination is so rooted in our collective unconscious that we no longer even see it. It is so in tune with our expectations that it becomes hard to challenge it," (Bourdieu)
2% of men's salaries compared to those 25 and older, who earned 79.4% of what men made," (Brunner)
Gender Gap in Employment It has never been successfully argued that men and women are on the same playing field when it comes to work. While it is quite true that there is a growing equality of numbers between men and women in middle management positions (Keller), and that more women than men are now earning advanced college degrees, the statistical truth remains that women continue to make less then men, experience greater career limitations, and enjoy waves of backlash against them for aspiring for equality of opportunity
Many researchers have determined that one of the most significant and persistent psychological factors at play in the wage disparity between men and women is that of reduced expectations of women's performance. Women are more likely than men to work part-time, more likely to take extended leaves (most often for child-care and family care-taking), and more likely to expend mental resources on their families than men, (Stewart and Moore)
(5)Earning power has been and is much more a cultural goal for men than for women (though this workplace gender preference does seem to be changing). (6)Entrepreneurial women in fields such as private-practice psychotherapist will, on the average, choose to charge less and thus make less than their male counterparts," (White)