Girls Get Your Money Right

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Poverty has a Woman's Face

Poverty has a Woman's Face
Why are 13.8% of women living in poverty compared to only 11.1% of men? The gap between the poverty rates of men and women are the largest of anywhere else in the Western world.

The FACTS!

The FACTS!


WHAT CAN BE DONE?

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Getting Paid

Why are more women living in poverty than men? The question is simple, but the answer is not. Why is there is a 22% gap in the average annual income when comparing men and women?

FACT : A woman between the ages of 25 - 32 with a bachelors degree will receive 14% less than a man with the same qualifications!


Women are commonly tracked into female dominated industries or "pink collar jobs". Women are tracked into “pink-collar” jobs such as teaching, child care, nursing, cleaning, and waitressing, which typically pay less than jobs in industries that are male-dominated. Nearly half—43 percent—of the 29.6 million employed women in the United States are concentrated in just 20 occupational categories, of which the average annual median earnings were $27,383.

THE SOLUTION:

Top Paying Jobs for Women by Forbes

The Top 10 High-Paying Jobs for Women by Top Colleges Blog
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