Summary: The gender gap of American salaries persists and indicates that there is a discrepancy between policy goals and policy outcomes.
Topic: Should the new administration offer incentives for investing in women-owned businesses?
Category: Institutional
What is It? An article from the Journal of Social Work
which is sponsored by the National Association of Social Workers
Title: “So How Far Have We Come? Pestilent and Persistent Gender Gap in Pay”
Publication Information: Social Work, 00378046, Jan2003, Vol. 48, Issue 1
Author: Gibelman, Margaret
Location: Ebsco Host. Database: MAS-Ultra School Edition. Search Entry: Gender Discrimination
Accessed: January 29th, 2009. 19:55
Support:
Giberman, Margaret- Reporter and Author of Social Work specialty books
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Burstein, Paul- Professor of Sociology, University of Washington
Dobrzynski, Judith- Freelance Journalist
The U.S. Department of Labor provided statistics offering the comparative salaries by industry and proportion of women employees. Burstein offers insight into the societal reasons for the continued preferential treatment based on gender. He has expertise in Sociology. Dobrzynski explains that corporate America’s pursuit of self-interest has had the effect of barring women from executive roles within businesses.
Audience and Agenda: Established in 1956, Social Work is the official professional journal of The National Association of Social Workers. It is a peer-reviewed journal.
Usefulness: The article provides insight from a social worker’s perspective as to why there exists a persistent discrepancy between the salaries of men and women. It is detailed by statistics which provide the factual information behind the salary gap of men and women. It makes the argument that the current policies and legislative actions are ineffective and must be approached from a new political angle.
Works Cited:
Burstein, P. (Ed.). (1994). Equal employment opportunity. New York: Aldine de Gruyer.
http://www.sagepub.com/journalsProdDesc.nav?prodId=Journal201477
Wechsler, P. (1996, March 25). When is more really enough? Crain’s, pp. W-1, W-35.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_H._Dobrzynski
http://www.alibris.co.uk/search/books/qwork/7182566/used/What%20Social%20Workers%20Do
http://masetto.naswpressonline.org/vl=3625587/cl=12/nw=1/rpsv/home.htm
Filed under: Institutional Sources, Source Notes Tagged: | NASW, Social Workers, Wage Gap
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