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Women’s Wages

Women’s Wages. Whitnee Mitchell. Women’s Wages. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of prevalent occupations held by women Employment and wage statistics from Department of Labor. Primary Occupations of Women. Women comprise approximately 47% of the workforce mainly through the following occupations:

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Women’s Wages

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  1. Women’s Wages Whitnee Mitchell

  2. Women’s Wages TABLE OF CONTENTS • List of prevalent occupations held by women • Employment and wage statistics from Department of Labor

  3. Primary Occupations of Women • Women comprise approximately 47% of the workforce mainly through the following occupations: • Secretaries / Administrative Assistants • Registered Nurses • Elementary / Middle School Teachers • Cashiers • Retail Salespeople • Waitresses

  4. Percentage of Women in the Workforce http://blog.us.cision.com/2009/01/where-my-ladies-at-not-working-in-the-media/

  5. Earnings • Full-time employed men earn approximately $832.00 per week • Full-time employed women earn approximately $684.00 per week

  6. Women’s Weekly Earnings [2005] http://www.womensmedia.com/money/178-blaming-womens-choices-for-the-gender-pay-gap.html

  7. Women’s Yearly Salaries [2009] http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/04/17/465806/charts-how-unequal-pay-is-even-more-unequal-for-some-women/

  8. Patriarchal Society Suppression • Women have gradually been professionalized over the 19th and 20th centuries. • Because women were excluded from owning land as well as pursuing higher white collar professions, (e.g. doctors, lawyers, etc.) their wage potential has not been equalized with their male counterparts…thus explaining the continued wage gap.

  9. Explanations for Women’s Leave of Absence • Women often take prolonged periods of absence from the workforce. • There are some tax breaks awarded to families where one spouse continues to work while the other will be filed as a dependant. • Paying for expensive daycare can cancel out the lower earning spouse’s wages entirely

  10. Works Cited • Department of Labor, http://www.dol.gov/wb/stats/stats_data.htm • Sullivan, Heidi. “Where My Ladies At?” http://blog.us.cision.com/2009/01/where-my-ladies-at-not-working-in-the-media/ January 21, 2009. May 1, 2013. • Lips, Hilary. “Blaming Women’s Choices for the Gender Pay Gap” http://www.womensmedia.com/money/178-blaming-womens-choices-for-the-gender-pay-gap.html September 7, 2009. May 1, 2013. • Strasser, Annie-Rose. “How Unequal Pay Is Even More Unequal For Some Women” http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/04/17/465806/charts-how-unequal-pay-is-even-more-unequal-for-some-women/ April 17, 2012. May 1, 2013. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_workforce

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