Palin and Pay Equity and Promotional Equity

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Palin and Pay Equity and Promotional Equity

Posted on September 06, 2008

  With all the controversy and re-ignited Mommy Wars over  Palin, I feel compelled to bring up the fact that  promotion to top-level jobs and board room involvement for women has not just stagnated but it is slipping! Women are still paid about $.74 to a man’s $1.00 in the USA! Catalyst research shows that only 2.6% of Fortune 500 companies CEOs are female; only 6.7% of Fortune 500s top-earners are women; and 14.8% of Fortune 500 board seats are occupied by women. According to Catalyst  it will take 73 years for women to achieve board room parity alone. So whether you are for or against Palin, women deserve to choose whether they want to pursue an ambitious career without double standard scrutiny and with equal pay.

http://www.mominchief.com

 


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