Article While women outnumber men on campus, their later earnings remain stuck
Article While women outnumber men on campus, their later earnings remain stuck
Quote:The number of college-educated women in the workforce has now overtaken the number of college-educated men, according to the Pew Research Center.
While this would seem to have significant implications for society and the economy — since college graduates make more money over their lifetimes than people who haven't finished college — other obstacles have stubbornly prevented women from closing leadership and earnings gaps.
Women still earn 82 cents, on average, for every dollar earned by men, Pew reports — a figure that is nearly unchanged since 2002.
NPR News, June 13 2024.
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/13/g-s1-4038/women-outnumber-men-colleges-earnings
Quote:The number of college-educated women in the workforce has now overtaken the number of college-educated men, according to the Pew Research Center.
While this would seem to have significant implications for society and the economy — since college graduates make more money over their lifetimes than people who haven't finished college — other obstacles have stubbornly prevented women from closing leadership and earnings gaps.
Women still earn 82 cents, on average, for every dollar earned by men, Pew reports — a figure that is nearly unchanged since 2002.