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Women's Wage Gap Smaller in Science, Tech, Engineering Report Says

Mareill Kiernan
August 4 2011


Source: www.KansasCity.com by Diane Stafford on 8/3/11

Women hold just one-fourth of the nation’s science, technology, engineering and math jobs and earn, on average, 14 cents less per dollar earned by men in those fields.

But according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Commerce Department, that’s a smaller...

 
 
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New Report Says Girls Feel They Must Choose Between Femininity and Sciences

Mareill Kiernan
August 2 2011


Source: Exerpt from Bust Magazine article www.bust.com posted by Ariana Anderson in Feminizzle on 7/28/11

Boys and girls perform equally in math and science testing when they begin elementary school, and show about the same level of enjoyment of the subjects. However, by 8th grade twice as many boys than girls are...