Women and the Economy 2010: 25 Years of Progress But Challenges Remain
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
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Organization:Joint Economic Committee, US Congress |
| Description: | Report of the Joint Economic Commitee of the U.S. Congress. Excerpts: "This report, which includes annual data from 1984 through 2009, provides a comprehensive overview of women’s economic progress over the last twenty-five years and highlights the additional work left to be done. The role of women in the American economy is of indisputable importance. The future of the American economy depends on women’s work, both inside and outside the home. In the last 25 years, women’s labor force participation has grown sharply. In 1984, 53.6 percent of women were in the labor market. By 2009, that number had grown to 59.2 percent. All of the growth in women’s labor force participation occurred prior to 2000. In contrast, over that same period, men’s labor force participation rates were falling. Since the late 1990s, women’s labor force participation rates have remained roughly flat while men’s labor force participation has continued to decline. Women’s educational attainment has edged out men’s in the last twenty-five years. In 2009, 87 percent of women had at least four years of high school or more education, as compared to 86 percent of men. In contrast, in 1984, 74 percent of men and 73 percent of women had at least four years of high school or more education. |
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| Keywords: | gender equity women |
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Good background reading, data and plots relevant to promoting gender equity. "Despite a quarter-century of progress, however, challenges remain. While the pay gap has narrowed over the last 25 years, the average full-time working woman earns only 80 cents for every dollar earned by the average full-time working man. Certain industries remain heavily gender-segregated. In addition, millions of women are struggling to juggle work outside the home with family care-giving responsibilities." |
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| Publication Date: | August 2010 |
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Free |
| Download URL: | http://jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Reports1&ContentRecord_i |
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