Average Woman Worker Loses Nearly Half a Million to Pay Discrimination

..........lifetime earnings of average female workers trailed those of their male counterparts by hundreds of thousands of dollars. In one profession, the law, the gap is $1.48 million.

And the pay gap understates the lifetime earnings chasm, Arons noted. Quoting Ledbetter, Arons pointed out the lifetime gap not only affects a woman's pay but her pension levels and her Social Security earnings base. All are lower. Full Story »

Posted by Patricia Blochowiak
Tags Help
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Patricia Blochowiak - Dec 31, 2008 - 9:40 PM PST
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Edited by: Patricia Blochowiak - Dec 31, 2008 - 9:40 PM PST

Reviews

Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Patricia Blochowiak
4.5
by Patricia Blochowiak - Dec. 31, 2008

Society suffers when women's wages are unfair because women, their children, and their entire families suffer.

See Full Review » (11 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

4.5

not enough reviews
from 1 review (10% confidence)
Quality
4.4
Facts
5.0
Information
5.0
Insight
5.0
Style
3.0
Accuracy
5.0
Context
3.0
Relevance
5.0
Responsibility
5.0
Popularity
4.8
Recommendation
5.0
Credibility
5.0
# Reviews
1.0
# Views
5.0
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

No links yet. Please review this story to add some!