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Thomas Sowell argued in his 1984 book Civil Rights that most of pay gap is based on marital status, not a "glass ceiling" discrimination. Earnings for men and women of the same basic description (education, jobs, hours worked, marital status) were essentially equal. That result would not be predicted under explanatory theories of "sexism". [131]
There is marital wage premium for males, according to the survey “Summary Statistics of White Young Men Classified by Marital Status in 1976”, which was done by Korenman and Neumark, the hourly wage of married spouses present is $6.57, and hourly wage of the never married is $5.56, which was approximately 15% lower than that of the married ...
English: Chart showing median wealth by marital status, by age group, in the United States Data source: Sullivan, Brianna; Hays, Donald; Bennett, Neil. The Wealth of Households: 2021 / Current Population Reports / P70BR-183 5 (Figure 2). United States Census Bureau (June 2023). Archived from the original on May 24, 2024.
Long gone are the days when Rosie the Riveter and her can-do attitude would just enter the workforce to help out the boys. Modern-day Rosie would statistically be working full time whether or not ...
Sources: Bankrate’s retirement savings survey, McKinsey & Company Women in the Workplace report, Bank of America’s Women, Money, Confidence study, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Current ...
[citation needed] According to the University of Chicago Press Journal, there was a significant change in women's first marriage and education careers. Most women interviewees answered that the change was because of the pill. However, from 1980, married women were willing to work regardless of their husband's employment situation.
There was a 5:1 ratio of men to women working in films. 30.8% of women having speaking characters, who may or may not have been a part of the 28.8% of women who were written to wear revealing clothing compared to the 7% of men who did, or the 26.2% of women who wore little to no clothing opposed to the 9.4% of men who did the same. [132]
Occupational inequality greatly affects the socioeconomic status of an individual which is linked with their access to resources like finding a job, buying a house, etc. [4] If an individual experiences occupational inequality, it may be more difficult for them to find a job, advance in their job, get a loan or buy a house.