Equal Pay Day 2013 is today, which means we've reached the final day in our Countdown to Equal Pay Day 2013 series. So far, you've seen how the gender pay gap looked during the past 43 years (follow the links to view Countdown Day 5, Day 4, Day 3, Day 2, and Day 1), and the complete picture can be seen in the infographic below that explains exactly what women are worth … [Read more...]
Countdown to Equal Pay Day 2013 – The Gender Pay Gap 1970 to 2013
COUNTDOWN DAY 1: Tomorrow is Equal Pay Day 2013, which means we've reached Day 1 in our Countdown to Equal Pay Day 2013 series. So far in the countdown, you've seen how the gender pay gap has changed in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s-2000s, and the 2010s. Now, it's time to put the data together. As you can see in the image below, the gender pay gap has been narrowing over the … [Read more...]
Countdown to Equal Pay Day 2013 – The Gender Pay Gap in the 2010s
COUNTDOWN DAY 2: We're getting closer to Equal Pay Day 2013 on April 9th, and with just two days to go, it's time to see what the gender pay gap looks like three years into the 2010s. As you can see in the image below, today, women still only earn $0.77 for every $1.00 earned by a man doing the same job. If she's a CEO, she earns just $0.69 for every $1.00 earned by a man … [Read more...]
Countdown to Equal Pay Day 2013 – The Gender Pay Gap in the 1990s and 2000s
COUNTDOWN DAY 3: We've reached Day 3 of the Women on Business Countdown to Equal Pay Day 2013, which is scheduled for April 9, 2013. So far, we've shared statistics about women in business and the gender pay gap in the 1970s and the 1980s on Day 5 and Day 4 of the countdown (follow the preceding links for all of the details). Today, it's time to look at the gender pay gap … [Read more...]
Countdown to Equal Pay Day – The Gender Pay Gap in the 1980s
COUNTDOWN DAY 4: With just four days to go until we reach Equal Pay Day on April 9, 2013, Women on Business is following up on our Countdown Day 5 article, which showed just how big the gender pay gap was in the 1970s, with a look at how little things changed a decade later. Not much progress was made in closing the gender pay gap during the 1980s. Rather than earning only … [Read more...]
Countdown to Equal Pay Day 2013 – The Gender Pay Gap in the 1970s
COUNTDOWN DAY 5: Equal Pay Day is April 9, 2013. That means we're five days away from a day that shouldn't need to exist in 2013, but unfortunately, the pay gap is far from closing. Women on Business is counting down to Equal Pay Day 2013 with five days of gender pay gap statistics that show just how little things have changed since the 1970s. Subscribe to Women on Business … [Read more...]
The Art of the Elevator
Guest post by Tania Zamorsky (learn more about the author at the end of the article) The “elevator pitch.” The phrase refers to one’s ability to summarize their brilliant idea or experience, for a captive audience, in the time it takes an elevator to descend to the lobby. Elevators aside, knowing how to sell yourself succinctly can also prove invaluable during interviews, … [Read more...]
Considering an MBA? Get the 411 on the GMAT [Infographic]
For women in business, obtaining an MBA can lead to a salary increase of 35-40% and a list of other career benefits (learn more in The Value of an MBA for Women infographic). If going back to school to get your MBA is something you want to do, then you'll most likely have to take the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) in order to apply to programs at many schools. … [Read more...]
The Rapid Decline of Women in STEM Careers [Infographic]
The gender wage gap in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers is alive and well as you can see in the Women in Science: Under the Microscope I shared on Women on Business earlier this year. More women are needed in STEM careers (learn three critical reasons why), but the number of women pursuing STEM careers is actually decreasing. In 1985, 37% of … [Read more...]
What’s She Worth? The Slow Road to Equal Pay [Infographic]
Women have been fighting for the right to equal pay in the workforce for decades. While developments have been slow, it's obvious that time has been kind to the women who have fought to close the gap between the median wages received by men vs. women -- but not kind enough. The Evolution of Expectation Back in the 1970s, the average median wage for a man was approximately … [Read more...]