Here we are again. Another year has passed and we're still talking about the gender pay gap. It's Equal Pay Day, so let's take a look at some of the latest statistics because data doesn't lie. According to a report from The National Partnership for Women & Families, An Unlevel Playing Field: America’s Gender-Based Wage Gap, Binds of Discrimination, And A Path Forward, if … [Read more...]
The Gender Gap and International Women’s Day
Today is International Women's Day. It's a day to recognize and celebrate women around the world, but in nearly every part of the world, women are still considered second-class citizens. Even in the United States, the gender pay gap provides one of the most irrefutable pieces of evidence that equality is far from a reality. With that in mind, let's review some key … [Read more...]
The Rise of Women as Primary Breadwinners [Infographic]
Earlier this year, I shared the Women on Business What's She Worth? The Slow Road to Equal Pay infographic that visually depicted the size and effects of the gender pay gap. Now, I have another infographic to share that puts the issue of unequal pay in a new light. Below, you can view the Breadwinning Moms infographic from CityTownInfo.com, which explains the rise of women … [Read more...]
Does Obama Care About America’s Businesswomen?
Guest Post by Jocelyn Crawley (author bio is available at the end of the article): As made evident by the U.S.'s most recent election cycle, the nation's political leaders can play a very integral role in affecting a woman's ability to be successful in the world of business. This concept became very salient when, in discussing the persistence of the glass ceiling women still … [Read more...]
The Backlash Against Female Negotiators
Recent research surrounding women in leadership roles, co-authored by business management expert Catherine Tinsley of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, discovered that there is a significant backlash against assertive, self-advocating female negotiators in business. The study found that this backlash is consistent with negative masculine … [Read more...]
Gender Wage Gap in Engineering Driven by Professional Culture
The gender wage gap in engineering is caused by cultural ideologies in the engineering profession according to research by Rice University Assistant Professor Erin Cech, Ph.D. The report was published by Oxford University Press in partnership with the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and first appeared in Social Forces, a leading … [Read more...]
Business Gender Gap Statistics [Slideshow]
Just how big is the business gender gap? It's not breaking news that women are offered fewer opportunities to advance into leadership roles in the business world. It's also a well-known fact that women are often paid less than men for the same jobs. But what does the business gender gap look like in numbers? This slideshow offers a variety of statistics related to the … [Read more...]
10 Worst-Paying States for Women
Do you live in one of the worst-paying states for women? In 2011, the median weekly earnings for full-time working women was $684, compared to $832 for men (see Gender Wage Gap by the Numbers for details). We also know that the gender wage gap starts immediately after college graduation, and in September 2012, Catalyst put together an interactive tool that enables anyone to … [Read more...]
Gender Wage Gap by the Numbers
Time to revisit some statistics that put the gender wage gap into perspective. According to the August 2012 Women's Earnings and Income report from Catalyst, the following statistics are accurate: The median annual earnings for full-time, year-round women workers in 2010 was $36,931 compared to men’s $47,715. In 2011, the median weekly earnings for full-time working women … [Read more...]
How Big Is the Gender Wage Gap in Your State? Now You Can Find Out
Want to know how big the wage gap is in your state? Thanks to a comprehensive analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released today (and a handy interactive online tool), you can find out just how big the wage gap is between men and women in each of the 435 Congressional District in all 50 states of the country. The analysis was conducted by the National Partnership for Women … [Read more...]