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salary gap stories: 5 news summaries

Gender Pay Gap Persists
at CEO Level, Too

Women CEOs still earn up to two-thirds less than male chief execs

Nov 9, 08 2:32 PM CST
(Newser) - When it comes to equal pay for equal work, female CEOs have yet to level the playing field, either, blogs Jena McGregor in BusinessWeek. Women at the top today earn 85% of what their male counterparts make—$1.75 million compared with $2.1 million at the median—even though... More »

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CEO • salary gap • gender gap • equal pay

Salary Gender Gap May Be All in Your Head

Traditional-minded men outearn supporters of equal pay

Sep 22, 08 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not only is the gender gap in pay persistent, it affects men as well as women. Men with traditional views on a woman's place in the world earn, on average, $12,000 more per year than men who believe in egalitarian business practices, the Washington Post reports. Traditionally minded women... More »

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wages • salary gap • gender roles • gender bias • psychological research • gender in business

Ivy Leaguers Start Ahead, Stay Ahead

Take that English degree to Wall Street and you'll still cash in

Aug 1, 08 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - How much you make correlates with where you went to school, a new study finds. Bachelor’s degree holders’ salaries grow at the same rate over the first decade of their careers regardless of the school, the Wall Street Journal reports, but Ivy League graduates’ median starting salary is 32%... More »

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Ivy League • higher education • income • salary gap • Dartmouth • Ohio State University • Harvard • income disparity

Job Market Shrinks for Lawyers

Lots of new grads,
but big salaries are
hard to come by

Sep 24, 07 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lawyers are entering the work force in record numbers, but demand—and salaries—aren't keeping up. Law schools advertise six-figure starting salaries for grads, but these wages materialize only for those from elite schools or at the top of their class, the Wall Street Journal reports. For the rest, $20-an-hour... More »

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education • student loans • salary • law school • lawyer • salary gap

In Workplace, Haggling Widens Gender Gap

Study shows women's smoother elbows may be holding them back

Jul 30, 07 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Women are less likely to initiate negotiations for promotions and raises, which may help explain salary and career gaps between the genders, according to new research. "There is an economic rationale to negotiate, but you have to weigh that against social risks of negotiating,"' one researcher says.... More »

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gender • women • men • sexism • workplace discrimination • discrimination • gender politics • salary • salary gap • career

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