Now that Hillary Clinton is the first woman presidential candidate of a major party, can we say that the "Glass Ceiling" is finally broken, or do we still have a long way to go? These videos can give us some perspective.
- Hannah Rosin thinks that women already outperform men
- Reshma Saujani says that women still lack self-confidence
- The pay gap women's soccer
- Women vs Men in local government
Here is the extra video shown at the meeting:
Is the glass ceiling cracking? It would seem so, but women still earn less than men, even in the same positions and when you control for education and experience. Women are taking more management jobs, but not necessarily at the upper levels. And women are still grossly underrepresented as CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. Women also tend to be shunted into jobs like child and elderly care. I have read that we pay zookeepers more than child care workers. And there are serious class issues, with the poorest women the world over taking the lowest paying jobs. Some have noted than women in third world countries spend the majority of their time hauling water, because access to potable water is so difficult. And many women of the third world must make their way through very dangerous conditions to the first world so they can become domestic workers for women who either desire or have to work outside the home in order to make ends meet or sustain a middle class lifestyle. Finally, is our salary structure a reflection of what we value? If we value families should we as a society pay people, whether men or women, who stay home to care for children or other family members? Like most social issues this one is very complicated, but it seems there are many problems yet to be addressed if we wish to make our world a better place for all concerned.
ReplyDeleteGood point. Wage disparity is the remaining sign that women have not achieved parity. We need to discuss this during our meeting.
DeleteDoes anyone have any personal experience or know of any woman who did the same work as a man but was paid less? Just curious as to how widespread this is or was. I don't know of anyone and most of my work was in government, contracting or the military.
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