To get my Degree, I have to fulfill certain requirements. One of these requirements is a three credit course in Multiultural Studies. Why do I have to take a Women's Studies course? There's no such thing as discrimination or gender pay gaps anymore. All that was resolved in the '70's. Boy, was I ever wrong!
You would not believe what I learned while putting together my project for my Women's Studies Class. I have posted below, both my project and Secretary Solis' Discussion on Fair Pay from the United States Department of Labor Women's Bureau. Be sure and visit the links below the videos for more information.
According to the October 19, 2010 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers Third Quarter 2010 Press Release: "Women who usually worked full time had a median weekly earnings of $662, or 81.4 percent of the $813 median for men." I was horrified! This inequity, according to Secretary of Labor, Hilda L. Solis, means that a woman "...by the end of [her work] cycle, [has] lost out on over $365,000..."
Visit these Sites For More Information
Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers - Third Quarter 2010 [PDF]
PBS Indies Sisters of '77 on Hulu
Independent Lens | Sisters of '77
UNLV Approved Multicultural Courses for 2010-2012
Alice Paul Institute
Iron Jawed Angels Website
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3 comments:
Sadly, I'm not surprised by your results on comparison between pay for men and women. We see it in the UK too. Thanks for the video links, I'll make sure I set aside time to watch them :))
My first failed comment was probably a bit surly, but it failed thankfully. Something about the misogynist American culture brainwashing the populace into blind acceptance and perpetuating inequality, yada yada. I'm so proud of your post!
Justina
Does the difference in pay have anything to do with women working jobs that normally pay less? I'm thinking of when I had children at home and it was more important for me to have regular hours than to have a higher-paying albeit more stressful job where I was on-call all hours of the night or needed to travel to manage various locations.
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