Are women still experiencing gender discrimination in income and employment positions?

The purpose of this research is to examine the gender pay-gap and the potential factors that contribute to income inequality. Since passing the Equal Pay Act the median weekly earnings of women is still just $0.72 for every dollar men earn. To put this in context the pay-gap in 1970 was $0.62 and in...

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Main Author: Pettinger, Mark
Other Authors: Wright, David W.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10057/272