EQUALITY: A LONG WAY TO GO

Reveals the results of a study concerning inequality between men and women in terms of opportunities in the workplace. Comparison of their actual hourly earnings; Statistics on dual-role holders; Net annual income.
By PT Staff, published on March 01, 2001

STATISTICS

Women still have a ways to go in obtaining equal opportunity in the workplace, according to the new book, Gender and HomeBased Employment (Auburn House, 2000), edited by Charles B. Hennon, Ph.D., Suzanne Loker, Ph.D., and Rosemary Walker, Ph.D. This review of several recent studies shows that men still earn 40% to 42% more than equally qualified women for doing the same home-based job. And yet many of those women also remain predominantly responsible for running the household and caring for their children. Here are some of the book's more surprising findings:

Legend for Chart:

B - Women

C - Men

B C

Years of Education 13.9 14.0

Dual-Role Holders 49.8% 2.8

Actual hourly earnings $17.26 $45.49

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Net Annual income $8,466 $24,603

Percent with two children 13.7% 52.1%

under five years old using

outside child care

SOURCES: Gender and

Home-Based Employment

ed. Charles B. Hennan, Ph.D.,

et al. (Auburn House, 2000)

Tags: children, dual role, education, gender, household, those women, women, work

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