Sunday, March 16, 2014

Monday Matters #26



Link: http://esciencenews.com/articles/2014/03/05/womens.jobs.are.poorer.paid.less.flexible.and.more.stressful

This article is about how studies have shown that women's working conditions and opportunities lag behind that of men's. According to a survey conducted about the occupations of men and women, Men consistently score better when it comes to stress, flexibility in schedule, wages, and promotion opportunities. These results invalidate the thought that women have on average lower paying jobs and lower promotion opportunities because of their responsibilities at home. There seems to be a trend in that women do not enjoy their jobs as much as men, and that they feel that cannot move up in position as easily as men. The studies also show women's resentment for lower salaries fro the same amount of work. Yet, this does not reflect the women's lack of achievement, the study claims. Lastly, the study also found that the more women working in a certain area of work, the more comparable the working conditions are with that of men in the same area.



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