Many women in the United States are viewed as strong and independent people. However, women are also shown to be not as powerful and equal to men, women’s voices are still not heard equally today. The blunt truth is that men still run the world. Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduated in the United States; men still hold more leadership positions in the industry and the government. It is a proven fact that “A man is selected for hire over a woman” (Yurkiewicz) while women should automatically be the ones to sit at home and be less help then a man.
The legal system, societal norms and Professional practice of Math, Science & Engineering for Women. Do you know that women owned more than fifty two percent of the bachelors’ degree earn in America throughout the years? According to the research provided by DEP (Department of Professional Employment), only 7.1% of all civil engineers, 9.4% of electrical and electronics engineers and 10% of all aerospace engineers were female even though there is a rapid increase of women working professionally ranging from 5.1 million(1900) to 66.9 million(2009). Women are being under represented in the fields of STEM/MSE (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics/Mathematics, Science and Engineering) due to a lot of factors but in this paper, we are only exploring into 3 common factors which are the legal system, social norms and professional practice. There is still a lot of bias and doubt around the public that woman are not suitable for MSE majors.
African American women will wait until the year 2124 merely because the color of their skin is different from others. The worst wait is for Hispanic women; equality in pay will not come to them until 2233 (“Pay”). An analysis by Oxfam Canada and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives explains the influence of different factors on the gender wage gap by saying that the gender wage gap is not merely because the stereotypical woman works less than men or because women have a different degree of education or experience. The analysis states that “Even when all of these factors are considered, the result remains the same: a wage gap” (Grant). Although it is clear that aspects such as schooling and experience within an occupation play a role in deciding if a gap should be
They had ‘ pink collar jobs’ which were basically low paying jobs such as being secretaries, telephone operators, and sales clerks. By this time women were getting higher education so two or three generations would end up being college graduates. Although this was true only 25% of married women worked outside of home. Ideas had changed throughout time, such that women began relying on doctors, nurses and teachers instead of trusting their instinct. This created a greater sexual relationship between the wife and the husband.
Lastly, the question of if the gender wage gap is real or not will be postulated. Introduction Women account for one-half of a country’s potential talent base, and a nation’s competitiveness in the long term depends significantly on whether and how it educates and utilizes its women (World Economic Forum). However, a recent study examining the gender wage gap over the past 10 years revealed that the median yearly salary of full-time female workers is 77% of the median yearly salary of full-time male workers. Explained to the public, in a generalized manner, as women only make 77 cents to a man’s dollar, it quickly became a major “speaking” point for President Barack Obama’s last presidential campaign. In reality this generalized version of the study is misleading.
With a degree from these types of colleges a graduate usually will make their way into upper echelon of the United States workforce. However, Asian Americans only hold less than two percent of top corporate jobs. The average income of an Asian American in the year of 2009 was approximately $68,780, which is the highest among all race groups. However, the poverty rate of Asians in 2009 was up to 12.5 percent from 10.6 percent in 2007. Researchers, supported by Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, Pfizer and Time Warner, conducted 2,952 surveys of working-aged men and women and gathered qualitative and quantitative data to conclude that many Asian-Americans, whether immigrant or native born, find it hard to "fit in" the upper management ranks.
They are held back by traditional gender roles. Many women thus have to work two jobs, at the workplace and at home as The U.S. is one of a few countries that doesn’t provide paid maternity leave, so women often lose the opportunity to advance. There is also a huge disparity of women in government positions, as the U.S. ranks #69 among countries with the highest percentage of women in government. Women make up 50% of the population in the United States, but only 17% of Congress and have never served as president. A large part of this has to do with stereotypes, as women are seen as weak and unlikely to serve better than their male counterparts on issues such as national defense.
3) Here are the differences this paper will cover; it will cover finances, feminine vs. masculine traits, and economics. Being a single mother is different from being a single father because masculinity often outweighs femininity and economics today. In the society today there is still sexism that occurs in the workplace, and often men will still obtain a higher job then women, therefore having much higher pay than women. According to Baer (2011) “The median average income for all single-mother families was just $25,172 — down by more than $2,000 since 2000. The median average income for married couples with children was three times greater and, for the relatively few single-father families, nearly one and a half times greater.
Not only do Americans work more hours but also they get the least amount of vacation. “They put us Americans at 1,841 “average” hours a year and the Germans at 1,473 hours in 2000 – and then put us at 1,804 hours a year and the Germans at 1,436 hours in 2006” (New York Times). That means that Americans work a total of 368 more hours than Germans in 2000, and exactly the same in 2006. There has been a decrease in hours worked in America, but we are still working more than Germans. 368 hours turns into fifteen and one third days.
In 2010, President Obama addressed the issue of the gender wage gap in a written statement that stated “even in 2010, women make only 77 cents for every dollar that men earn”. The president also put pressure on the committee to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act that gives women the right to sue their employees if they’re not being paid the same as men, provided they have the same skills, experience and education. The act takes immediate steps to narrow down the wage gap, if it actually existed. Nevertheless, despite that bill being passed, many argue that the wage gap is a result of “sex discrimination”. They believe in this part of the world, women are drawing even with men in terms of education and experience, yet men are paid more and do better than women at work.