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From: cindym@bronze.UUCP (Cindy McMeekin)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: 59 Cent Statistics
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Date: Thu, 22-Sep-83 11:56:16 EDT
Article-I.D.: bronze.767
Posted: Thu Sep 22 11:56:16 1983
Date-Received: Sat, 24-Sep-83 00:55:11 EDT
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Let me quote from Natinal NOW Times, August 1980 which I keep in my
desk drawer for arguments like this.  Their statistics are derived
from 1978 data from the Census Bureau of the US Department of Commerce,
p-60 Series, NO. 118 Table LJIA - Occupation of the Longest Job in
1978, Civilian Workers 14 years and over by Total Money Earnings, 1978.

Annual earnings of full-time workers:	1978   women $.594 for a man's $1
					1955   women $.639 for a man's $1
(Note that we are loosing ground.)

The above figures are for all occupations thrown in together.  Let's
look at some of the occupations separated out:

	computer specialists (20% women)     $.72 for a man's $1
	engineers (2% women)		     $.86 for a man's $1
	insurance, real estate, stock
	   agents & brokers (26% women)	     $.49 for a man's $1
	construction (1% women)		     $.92 for a man's $1
	secretaries & stenos (99% women)     $.96 for a man's $1
	retail trade, self employed (22%)    $.50 for a man's $1

The figures do not differentiate between amounts of training or time
on the job but are rather amazing as is.

Cindy McMeekin
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