Equal Pay Day
Today is Equal Pay Day. It's a day created by the the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE)"...to illustrate the gap between men's and women's wages." They have some good resources on their website: http://www.pay-equity.org/ To wit: Did you know that in Michigan, women earn $0.72 cents for every dollar men earn? The national average for women is $0.78 ... and it's the year 2009.
We have the technology to create Baconnaise, but women still earn less than men. Appalling.
I guess I'm fairly naive, but I was rather surprised when I entered the professional working world only to find that gender discrimination is still alive and well (and sadly, some of the worst of it is practiced by other women). I encountered situations where I, a low-ranking flunkie, would be have my suggestions taken more seriously than female colleague who was far more educated and experienced than I was even if they were the same thing.
We have the technology to create Baconnaise, but women still earn less than men. Appalling.
I guess I'm fairly naive, but I was rather surprised when I entered the professional working world only to find that gender discrimination is still alive and well (and sadly, some of the worst of it is practiced by other women). I encountered situations where I, a low-ranking flunkie, would be have my suggestions taken more seriously than female colleague who was far more educated and experienced than I was even if they were the same thing.