I think that if we are serious as a country about fixing wage disparity, it needs to start on a local level. Spoiler alert: there are districts in Indiana where women earn 68% of what men do. Do you live in one of them?
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Pay-gap by state - Rankings
If you have followed politics at all in the past couple years (or even read some articles on this very blog) you know the statistic that women earn 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. This is a national average. In reality, it's even worse than that for women that work in Indiana. Check this out. It includes an easy to read graphic that ranks states based on their pay-rate ratio for men and women. I won't spoil the fun for you guys by telling you where Indiana ranks. It even goes a step further and shows how districts stack up with each other in the same state.
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When I was in high school I had two friends who both spoke Spanish get hired on at a major retail store. They even went through orientation together. We were only about 16, so neither of them had any previous work experience. My female friend mentioned to my male friend that it was nice they were getting paid $0.75 more for knowing Spanish, and he says he got $1.00 more.
ReplyDeleteWhen I think about women making less than men, I typically think of it on a professional level more than an entry level job. If even entry level employers are guilty of such an offense, it really supports starting more a local level. I think that is how things get accomplished the best anyway.
Looking back, I wonder why my female friend or even her parents didn't say something about the pay discrepancy. I can only make assumptions, but I'm sure she was just happy to have a job at her age that paid a little more than what some of her other friends made.
That makes me question if that is one of the reasons why nothing more has been done about this issue. People are just thankful to have jobs and fear the repercussions of trying to do something about it. It really reaffirms the fact that more people need to step up and take action. It's nice that the president and others acknowledge this, but I am anxious to see what is actually done about it.