Laura - Thanks for posting this, even if it is off-topic. I had heard
about it, but haven't had time to run down any more information about it.
Here's my question: The last time I tracked such things, the 77 cents
represented what WHITE women earn on the dollar, whereas Hispanic women
were only earning _54_ cents on the dollar! Do you have any information on
the new figures with regard to non-white women?
Laura
>>From IGC, from New York Times, from Bureau of Labor Statistics:
>
>Originally posted in IGC member conference: women.labr
>Date: September 15, 1997
>Posted by: labornews@igc.org
>
>/* Written 5:28 PM Sep 15, 1997 by labornews@igc.org in women.labr */
>/* ---------- "Wage Gap Between Men and Women, Onc" ---------- */
>
>
>New York Times -- September 15, 1997
>
>WAGE GAP BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN, ONCE NARROWING, IS NOW WIDENING
>
>By TAMAR LEWIN
>
>After nearly two decades in which the wage gap between men and women was
>steadily narrowing, it is now widening again, piquing confusion and concern
>among economists and women's groups alike.
>
>According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median weekly earnings of
>full-time working women are just under 75 percent of the men's median, down
>from 77 percent four years ago.
>
>Laura Quilter / lquilter@igc.apc.org
>
>"If I can't dance, I don't want to be
>in your revolution." -- Emma Goldman
>
> FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL
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