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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

A quick fix for the gender wage gap

Christina Hoff Sommers | June 4, 2013, 10:41 am

If today’s young women want to close the wage gap, they should change their college majors. Aspiring early childhood educators or social workers should reconsider: the median earnings in these fields are $36,000 and $39,000, respectively. By contrast, petroleum engineering … read more >

Carpe Diem

The college class of 2011 by academic discipline and gender; and the selective concern about gender imbalances

Mark J. Perry | May 20, 2013, 11:17 pm

The chart above is based on data from the Department of Education for bachelor’s degrees by academic discipline and the sex of the graduating students for the college class of 2011 (most recent year available). Here are some observations: 1. … read more >

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Stunning college degree gap: Women have earned almost 10 million more college degrees than men since 1982

Mark J. Perry | May 13, 2013, 11:19 pm

According to data from the Department of Education on college degrees by gender, the US college degree gap favoring women started back in 1978, when for the first time ever, more women than men earned Associate’s degrees. Five years later … read more >

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No commencement speaker will mention the huge gender college degree gap for the class of 2013 favoring women

Mark J. Perry | May 13, 2013, 12:45 am

The chart above shows the huge college degree gap by gender for the class of 2013 (data here). Based on Department of Education estimates, women will earn a disproportionate share of college degrees at every level of higher education this … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion

What you may have missed in the polls: Mother’s Day

Karlyn Bowman and Andrew Rugg | May 10, 2013, 9:00 am

The Obama administration’s chief of protocol, Capricia Marshall, announced this week that she will be leaving her demanding post at the State Department to spend more time with her 13-year-old. Echoing thoughts of another former top State Department denizen, Anne-Marie … read more >

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‘Frosty the Snowman’ now banned in Washington state, replaced with gender-neutral ‘Frosty the Snowfriend’

Mark J. Perry | April 25, 2013, 10:07 pm

OK, I might have exaggerated a little bit with that headline and the Frosty photo above. But not by much, and only because Frosty probably doesn’t appear in any state statutes. But a new manpersondate in the state of Washington … read more >

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The real gender gap? College degrees

Mark J. Perry | April 14, 2013, 11:36 am

The chart above is based on a recent BLS report (“America’s Youth at 25“) that includes data on educational attainment at ages 23, 24, and 25 by gender from a longitudinal survey of 9,000 young men and women who were born … read more >

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Happy ‘Equal Pay Day’ from Thomas Sowell

Mark J. Perry | April 9, 2013, 10:56 am

In observance of “Equal Pay Day” today, I present the video above of Thomas Sowell, who addresses the gender pay gap. Note: He makes an important distinction between ”single women” and “never married women” when comparing average wages of single men and … read more >

Carpe Diem, Society and Culture

Today is ‘Equal Pay Day’; the next ‘Equal Occupational Fatality Day’ will occur on April 17, 2023

Mark J. Perry | April 9, 2013, 8:31 am

Every year, the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) publicizes its “Equal Pay Day” to bring public attention to the gender pay gap. This year, “Equal Pay Day” occurs today, April 9, and represents how far into 2013 the average … read more >

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New study suggests women are underrepresented in STEM fields by choice, because they have more career options

Mark J. Perry | March 19, 2013, 1:20 pm

From a press release from the Association for Psychological Science: Women may be less likely to pursue careers in science and math because they have more career choices, not because they have less ability, according to a new study published … read more >