Running Head: GENDER DIFFERENCES Gender Differences in Short-Term Memory SC-PNG-0000009299 Alwin Aanand Thomson American Degree Program SEGi College Penang Abstract Females have a stronger short-term memory than males. To test short-term memory, I created an experiment in which the subject would be asked to recall a list of ten terms. On average, females remembered a greater percentage of the terms than males. Women were more likely to come up with a creative way to remember the terms, revealing a better ability to adapt and respond to uncertainty. Men are often hired over women, and men make more money than women.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in 2009 men working in Accounting and Auditing positions earned $1,190.00 per week. Women holding the same position earned $902.00 per week. There is a $288.00 gap between both sexes in weekly earnings. Accounting Male workers on average made $14,976.00 more a year in 2009 than female workers. Obviously, there are still inequalities in the workforce today.
The gender pay gap is influenced by a number of interrelated work, family and societal factors, including stereotypes about the work women and men ‘should’ do, and the way women and men ‘should’ engage in the workforce. * The difference between women’s and men’s average weekly full-time equivalent earnings, expressed as a percentage of men’s earnings. The national gender pay gap is currently 17.1% and has hovered between 15% and 18% for the past two decades. Other factors that contribute to the gender pay gap include: * Women and men working in different industries (industrial segregation) and different jobs (occupational segregation). Historically, female-dominated industries and jobs have attracted lower wages than male-dominated industries and jobs * a lack of women in senior positions, and a lack of part-time or flexible senior roles.
A college degree often puts a person in a better position and demonstrates that he or she has the discipline to finish a task. Another cause for returning to college is to earn more money. It is common that college graduates make more money than those who only complete high school. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median yearly income for someone with a bachelor's degree is $55,432. In contrast a high school graduates earn $33,904, approximately a difference of $21,528.
Likewise, more women than men tend to apply for lower-paying cashier positions-a trend that inadvertently skews averages down for women. This is what makes it seem that women and men are paid differently. Walmart has taken the steps to reduce the disparity occurring in the promotion and pay of women and men. They told their 50,000 managers to promote more women and minorities, with 15 percent of the managers’ bonuses tied to achieving
If it is a result of implicit discrimination due to lifestyle choices, then women's lower earnings result from the fact that women typically take more time off when having children or choose to work fewer hours. If it is explicit discrimination, then the pay gap is a result of stereotypical beliefs, conscious or unconscious, from those who hire and set salaries.This graph depicts the female to male earnings ratio, median yearly earnings among full time. Some other examples of the gender gap are: Women who work part time actually earn more than men who work part
The unemployment rates for 16-19 year olds has stayed pretty steadily around 25 percent since the beginning of 2010 until the present and has never been below 24.5 percent. For the age group 20 years or over the unemployment rate averages around 8.5 to 9 percent unemployment. However, there is a higher unemployment rate for men than women throughout 2010 and into 2011 thus far. This shows that jobs where men are more likely to work were most likely hit harder during the recession than jobs that are predominately taken by women. However, the gap seems to be getting smaller as more time goes
today? Today I believe that we have better opportunity-we have the right to work/vote. We are also able to get the jobs that men are allowed. I have even heard that we are making more than men today on an average of 60,000 dollars or more. Women are more called now weaker than men.
As unemployment numbers continue to drop, the job outlook for college grads is increasing. This comes as good news for millions of new graduates getting ready to enter to workforce t be able to get the full-time job. According to a new Gallup poll, 73% of college graduates are employed as a full-time work that making them to be the group with the highest percentage of full-time employment. Compare to American with some college education, there is only 61% and 58% of those with just a high school degree are working full time. Gallup defines workers who are “fully employed” as those employed full time for an employer or themselves and those who are working part time and not seeking a full-time position.
Like many Americans, she struggles to make ends meet, but Pattie feels like she is falling even further behind. With her current wages, getting to the point where she could scrape by paycheck-to-paycheck would be an improvement. Every day she wonders, do I have enough money for gas? Will my car hold up just a little bit longer before I have to pay for repairs? Pattie − and 15 million workers just like her − deserve a raise.” I agree she does deserve a raise, but one thing to remember is she gets that raise the other 15 million workers want one and more.