my last posting on the topic (since it is somewhat off topic and i don't
want to violate rules i have to enforce for myself and others! (-8 )
i'll post the full article on my website at
http://www.uic.edu/~lauramd/wagegap.html
without knowing the real details about the various statistics that go
into "wage gap" i think my impression has been that it was all
fully-employed women vs. all fully-employed men. does not count
part-time workers (of which there are more men). also i thought it
reflected all races, but that there are great differentials between
various ethnic groups. so that, for instance, there might be *less* of a
wage gap b/w white men & women and more of one b/w "hispanic" men &
women. i'll look on the Bureau of Labor Stats web page & see if I can
get more details to link from the wage gap page ...
peace.
On Thu, 18 Sep 1997, Laura Wigod wrote:
> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 18:19:09 +0100
> From: Laura Wigod <laura@OAKRIDGE.COM>
> To: FEMINISTSF@LISTSERV.UIC.EDU
> Subject: Re: [*FSFFU*] off topic - wage gap
>
> 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
>
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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