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:
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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
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)
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