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Poverty in America – wage parity between the sexes
Wage parity is the measure of how close wages and salaries for women come to those for men, It is recorded as a percentage with 100% being equal pay or parity. From a historical perspective, the parity ratio has been showing gains for women for some time. Click on the graph for a larger image. The Census Bureau’s report titled Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008 has contained a section on wage … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Analysis, Original writing, Poverty
Poverty in America 2007 – Women
American women reached record wage parity with men in 2007. Women earned 77.8 cents for every dollar earned by men. Click on graph for larger image. Bill Clinton averaged a parity of 72.6% for his first seven years. George Bush has averaged 76.7%. Of Bush’s seven years in office, four set new, all-time highs for wage parity between the sexes. Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for Poverty in America 2008Poverty in America 2007Poverty in … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Analysis, Original writing, Poverty
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