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Gender research has heavily focused on the interaction between gender and the economy. Typically, research in this area involves the issue of the gender pay gap. Another aspect of gender research in economics is the less studied issue of gender-based price disparities in the cost of goods and services across different industries.
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 ]
The gender pay gap in the United States is a measure comparing the earnings of men and women in the workforce. The average female annual earnings is around 80% of the average male's. The average female annual earnings is around 80% of the average male's.
Exacerbating inequality: Oxfam, in a report compiled using publicly available data, argued that the largest US firms have also reinforced gender and racial inequality in the workplace by ...
In the WEF’s 17th annual Global Gender Gap report, the US ranked 43rd in gender equality out of 146 countries – a decline from 27th last year.
Women achieving equal footing has wide-reaching positive impact.
The gender pay gap in the United States tech industry is the divergence in pay between men and women who work in areas such as software engineering. [1] In 2018, reports show that for every dollar the average man made, women only made 82 cents, and women from underrepresented communities earn even less. [ 2 ]
Last year, the World Economic Forum ranked Japan 125th in its Global Gender Gap Index report, far below other G7 countries such as Germany, Britain and the United States. It was just a few spots ...