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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 ...
The education of women in the United States: A guide to theory, teaching, and research (Routledge, 2014). online; Nash, Margaret A. "The historiography of education for girls and women in the United States." in William J Reese, William J. and John J. Rury, eds. Rethinking the History of American Education (2008) pp 143–159. excerpt
In the US, women's average annual salary has been estimated as 78% to 83% of that of men's average salary. [ 191 ] [ 192 ] [ 193 ] Across racial categories, women of every racial or ethnic group earn less than men of the same group. [ 194 ]
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Women's education has cognitive benefits for women as well. [13] Improved cognitive abilities increase the quality of life for women [ 12 ] and also lead to other benefits. One example of this is the fact that educated women are better able to make decisions related to health, both for themselves and their children. [ 13 ]
2008 - 2012 Bachelor's Degree or Higher (5-year estimate) by County (percent) The educational attainment of the U.S. population refers to the highest level of education completed. [2]
In its annual analysis of CEO pay, released today, the Associated Press discovered that two CEOs, Chesapeake Energy (CHK)'s Aubrey McClendon and Motorola (MOT)'s Sanjay Jha, received over $100 ...
The American Civil Liberties Union supported S.182, citing the 2008 data from the United States Census Bureau that women's median annual earnings were 77.5% of the male median, African-American women's median annual earnings were 64% of the white male median, and Hispanic women's median annual earnings were 54% of the white male median. [16]