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The World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Index for 2012 ranked United States 22nd best out of 135 countries for gender equality. [ 93 ] [ 175 ] The primary indicators for inequality were related to political empowerment, where the US was ranked 55th (32nd for women in ministerial position and 78th for women in parliament). [ 93 ]
Despite progress made over the years, the gender pay gap still exists across all racial and ethnic groups in the U.S.. According to a new report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research ...
Countries by Gender Inequality Index (Data from 2019, published in 2020). Red denotes more gender inequality, and green more equality. [1]The Gender Inequality Index (GII) is an index for the measurement of gender disparity that was introduced in the 2010 Human Development Report 20th anniversary edition by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Women Involved in Learning and Leadership (WILL) at UMBC have initiated a Pay Equity Bake Sale to initiate critical conversations about the gender pay gap. At the event, visitors self-identify based on a provided chart that reflects U.S. wage disparities, with baked goods priced accordingly to highlight inequities in pay.
Getty By Drake Baer and Andy Kiersz In 2013, among full-time, year-round workers, women were paid 78% as much as men, according to the American Association of University Women. That's the so ...
There were also relatively few poor people in America at the time, since only those with at least some money could afford to come to America. [19] In 1860, the top 1 percent collected almost one-third of property incomes, as compared to 13.7% in 1774. There was a great deal of competition for land in the cities and non-frontier areas during ...
All-Women Groups Rarely Perform At U.S. Music Festivals. Can you guess the gender breakdown of performers at music festivals?
A HuffPost investigation into the dearth of treatment options available to opiate addicts living in rural America. The Subsidy Gap Interactive charts showing the $10 billion divide between elite college sports programs and all the rest.