Key issues: The articles above compare the wages earned by males and females, and give an overview on how women contribute economically in these days;
Thursday, 15 September 2011
The wage gap between males and females:
Summary:
- Throughout the world on average 4 out of 10 bussinesses do not employ women for the top-ranking positions;
- Only 25 % of Japanese companies have women in the leading positions;
- Europe and North America are the companies with the least female workers in the main positions, however Asian companies are leading their way in the number of women they employ;
- Only 20% of the members of the UK parliament are women;
- It is estimated that in order for the number of males and females in the senior positions to balance out, 6,000 more women have to be employed;
- The chart from the 3rd article shows that even if women will get higher levels of education, the wage gap will not decrease; they will still be earning less than men who will have a similiar standard of knowledge;
- The only occupations, where women earn more than men are: counselors, order clerks, electrical and electronic engineers, and miscellaneous food preparation occupations, bill and account collectors,
- When comparing wages that both genders receive when working the same hours, one can see that a woman working 40 hours per week, would earn only 85% of the amount that would be earn by a man, and women working 60 hours per week, would only earn 75% of the money that men working the same hours would be receiving;
- Women have to work longer than men to receive a promotion;
- It is said that men are more appreciated as workers, since feminine skills are ranked as less prestigious and therefore deserve to be paid less;
- Women in America earn 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man;
- Most of the workers occupying the low-paid jobs are women, while most of the workers occupying the higher-paid jobs are male;
Quotes:
- "In Britain thousands of women remain in poverty and all women workers suffer from the gulf of pay between men and women" ;
- When comparing wages that both genders receive when working the same hours, one can see that a woman working 40 hours per week, would earn only 85% of the amount that would be earn by a man, and women working 60 hours per week, would only earn 75% of the money that men working the same hours would be receiving;
- Women have to work longer than men to receive a promotion;
- It is said that men are more appreciated as workers, since feminine skills are ranked as less prestigious and therefore deserve to be paid less;
- Women in America earn 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man;
- Most of the workers occupying the low-paid jobs are women, while most of the workers occupying the higher-paid jobs are male;
Quotes:
- "In Britain thousands of women remain in poverty and all women workers suffer from the gulf of pay between men and women" ;
- "White men are not the only group that out-earns women, although the wage gap is largest between white men and white women. Within other groups, such as African Americans, Latinos, and Asian/Pacific Islanders, men earn more than women (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)";
- "If women earned the same as men, the U.S. GDP would be 9 percent higher; the Euro-zone’s would be 13 percent higher, and Japan’s would increase by 16 percent";
- "If women earned the same as men, the U.S. GDP would be 9 percent higher; the Euro-zone’s would be 13 percent higher, and Japan’s would increase by 16 percent";
1) Catalyzing;
Ending Equal Pay Day;
Posted by Ilene on April 12th, 2011;
http://www.catalyst.org/blog/tag/gdp;
2) BBC News;
'No women chiefs' in 38% of firms;
Thursday, 8 march 2007;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6428513.stm
3) Womens Media;
The Gender Wage Gap: Debunking the Rationalizations;
By Hilary M. Lips, Radford University;
15 September 2008;
http://www.womensmedia.com/new/Lips-Hilary-gender-wage-gap.shtml
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Good... the app works. But we need much more detail about this. Summarise.
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Important quotes.
so what is the solution????????? there are lots of problems and inequalities.... but what do we do about it?
ReplyDeleteWell most importantly I think people should realise that the skills of women are just as prestigious as those of men, and the fact that women need a maternity leave from woek, shouldn't be an excuse. A woman should be able to freely pursue her career after giving birth to her child
ReplyDeleteBy people i mean specifically the employers and the big bosses of companies
ReplyDeleteAlso, when managers get together to discuss hiring a candidate, they should hire him or her, based on the qualities the candidate posseses and not based on the gender. Also when discussing promotion, again not the gender, but the background and the achievements of the person throughout the years should be taken into consideration.
ReplyDeleteIn addition, wage scales should be based on the amount of work done, and not on the person occupying the position.
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the amount of work done by a women will "in general" be less because of maternity breaks and preference for part time work...
ReplyDeleteif a man takes a career break or works part time then he would earn less...
isnt it then an acceptable trade off so women can have their family and work also...