The Proof
- A Pew Research Center study, October of 2010 36% of women ages 25-29 held a master’s degree and 28% of men but men continue to earn more than women in the same professions
- Occupations paying $90,000 and up are 80% males
- After obtaining a bachelor's degree, men earn roughly $7,600 more per year than females
-Gender pay gap causes females to pay back student loans longer
- A woman has to hold a doctoral degree to earn as much as a man with a bachelor’s degree does
- Woman who holds bachelor’s degrees can face a lifetime earnings gap of over $500,000
- Occupations paying $90,000 and up are 80% males
- After obtaining a bachelor's degree, men earn roughly $7,600 more per year than females
-Gender pay gap causes females to pay back student loans longer
- A woman has to hold a doctoral degree to earn as much as a man with a bachelor’s degree does
- Woman who holds bachelor’s degrees can face a lifetime earnings gap of over $500,000
- In 1999, Carleton Fiorina became the first female CEO of a fortune 500 company when she was appointed CEO of Hewlett-Packard.
- 1998 women made up only 2 percent of Fortune 500 companies CEOs. - 2012 includes only 20 women CEOs of the 500 highest, 4 percent of Fortune 500 companies CEOs. -In 2012, Asian women faced the largest gap in pay ($274 per week) when compared to their male peers, followed by White women ($169), Hispanic/Latina women ($71), and Black women ($64). |