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Gender Wage Gap Found In Federally Funded Training
Information from the Institute for Women's Policy Research questions labor practices that perpetuate the gender wage gap.
A new Briefing Paper, The Workforce Investment Act and Women's Progress: Does WIA Funded Training Reinforce Sex Segregation in the Labor Market and the Gender Wage Gap?, released by the Institute for Women's Policy Research, shows that federally funded training may reinforce sex segregation and the gender wage gap.
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) is likely to come up for reauthorization this Congress. The Briefing Paper finds, based on data from the WIASRD Data Book, that:
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) is likely to come up for reauthorization this Congress. The Briefing Paper finds, based on data from the WIASRD Data Book, that:
- Women on average earn $1500 to $2000 less per quarter than men after federally funded career counseling or training. After completing services, women earn 79.5 percent of what men earn among adult participants and 74.1 percent of what men can earn among dislocated workers.
- The wage gap is not due to less training: on average women received more weeks of WIA-funded training than men.
- WIA-funded services primarily train women for female-dominated, typically lower paying occupations and men for male-dominated, typically higher paying occupations.
- Fewer than 3 percent of WIA exiters received training for non-traditional occupations, occupations where the opposite sex accounts for at least 75 percent of workers.
- Previous IWPR research suggests that women typically are not made aware of the difference in potential earnings during career counseling, and that, with better information on earnings, they might have entered different training programs.
Gender Equality Regaining Momentum
After eight long years of neglect and oversight by the Bush administration, efforts to promote global gender equality are finally regaining momentum, say leaders of the U.S. women’s movement.The Economy's Impact on Women
Women's Policy, Inc. sponsored a briefing on the economy and how the recession has impacted women and families. The featured speaker was Dr. Rebecca Blank, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Department of Commerce.
Dr. Blank explained that the deep recession we are in has created greater job loss in male dominated professions (construction, manufacturing, etc.), while traditionally female jobs have seen a smaller percentage of job loss. The result is women are almost 50% of the employer paid workforce and more families report a growning number of wives being the main source of income. With women earning on average $.77 for every $1 earned by their male counterparts, the pay imbalance is has an even greater impact on working families.
Link to the Women's Policy Inc. page to view a webcast recording of the presentation (Jan 21st briefing under past events) and click here to download Dr. Blank's presentation.
FMLA Now More Inclusive for Flight Attendants
Last month, before the holiday break, Congress passed The Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act, which makes flight crews eligible for the benefits provided under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Supported by labor unions representing flight crew workers, this legislation was sponsored by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and closes a loop hole which previously restricted FMLA benefits to flight crews, as their fluctuation schedules and flight shifts often didn’t coincide with the required standard 40-hour work week.
Women: The Face of Future Labor Unions
December 8, 2009 - According to a study released by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), women are on their way to becoming the majority of members in the American labor movement. In addition to this IAM news video, feel free to read the entire research report paper at www.cepr.net .- Departments
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