Women lag behind men in jobs, wages
By Jillian Berman, Huffington Post
America’s recovery since the Great Recession has been fueled largely by jobs that typically pay close to the minimum wage, and women are suffering disproportionately as a result.
Between 2009 and 2013, 35 percent of women’s job gains have been in low-wage sectors — like retail, fast food and housekeeping — while 18 percent of men’s jobs gains were in those fields, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the National Women’s Law Center. The NWLC defined low-wage industries as those with a median wage of $10.10 or less.
The trend has worsened a troubling disparity: Today, women make up 76 percent of the low-wage workforce, but only 47 percent of the workforce overall.
Women receive over 50% of BA’s and MA’s. Stop your incessant whining and complaining. Even the earth wasn’t changed overnight.
I trust the law center. They have no point of view or biases.
The number of degrees means nothing if the chance at opportunities and the salary for the same job are not equal. We have already had over a generation of women earning 50% of Master’s degrees, so “overnight” is already long gone. The Law Center is pointing out that far more women are being hired into low paying jobs as opposed to men. What you call whining, I call pointing out facts.
The Equal Rights Amendment was introduced for ratification to the US Constitution in 1923 (three years after American Women won back the right to vote) and finally passed the House and Senate in 1972.
“Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”
It came up three (3) States short.
S M. Small mind big mouth ignorant words
No more women sports with equal rights, uh Rocky.
Or will you want carve outs and special privileges.
There would have been no celebration of women champs with the ERA.
Title IX to the educational code was enacted in 1972. This opened the doors to gender equality in sports. Without changes in the laws we would likely not be celebrating women athletes as there might not be women athletes to celebrate. Even so, the big money goes to male athletic teams and there is still great gender segregation, especially in pro sports. We do have a long way to go toward gender equality in this country and there are many politicians who aim to turn the tide backwards. Shameful.
Your right Janice, men have a long way to go to catch up to women. All kidding aside there have been great women athletes in the past such as Sonia Henie, a gold medalists in the 28,32, and 36 Olympics. Remember “Litte Mo” Maureen Connolly the great tennis champ or Babe Didrikson Zaharias, the great all around athlete.