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This article goes into the details about gender (in)equality in the workplace. "While most of us are aware that women ar...
05/12/2022

This article goes into the details about gender (in)equality in the workplace. "While most of us are aware that women are often paid less than men in the same occupation, ILOSTAT data show where the gaps are largest. The median gender wage gap for 115 countries with available data is 14% in favor of men. And male-dominated occupations have even higher wage premiums for men. "

ILOSTAT data show that progress is needed in many areas and in every region to achieve gender equality in the labour market.

A study done by Cornell University in 2005 found that mothers have a disadvantage when being hired compared to women wit...
28/11/2022

A study done by Cornell University in 2005 found that mothers have a disadvantage when being hired compared to women with no child, men with no children, and men with children. Participants were likely to hire 84% of women without children, but only 43% of women with children. The study also found that men with children almost had an advantage over men without children, as they were viewed to be more committed to their jobs.

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Mothers looking for employment face disadvantages - including being less likely to be hired, being offered lower salaries and facing a perception that they would be less committed to a job - than fathers or women without children, according to an experiment conducted by researchers at Cornell.

According to the IWPR, after a full year's work, women earn about 76.3% of a man's salary for equivalent work. While, on...
28/11/2022

According to the IWPR, after a full year's work, women earn about 76.3% of a man's salary for equivalent work. While, on average, non-white men earn disproportionately less than white men, women earn less than men of the same race.

https://iwpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Gender-Wage-Gap-Fact-Sheet-2.pdf

28/11/2022

Using the Intersectional Lens, we can understand how mothers, women, and gender-nonconforming folks are discriminated against in the workplace.

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