Gender Gap

More than 30 years after the women’s movement kicked into high gear, women nationwide still earn roughly 70 cents to every dollar earned by men. According to a recent study by the Greensboro News and Record, men in non-profit management positions in the Triad earn as much as forty percent more than women in those same positions. Why is this difference in salaries among men and women still so gaping in 2005? Are women being discriminated against, or are they simply not asking for what they deserve? Host Frank Stasio talks to Margaret Moffet Banks, reporter for the Greensboro News and Record; Cyndy Hayworth, president of Junior Achievement of Central Carolina; Lise Vesterlund, professor of economics at the University of Pittsburgh, and co-author of the new study, “Do Women Shy Away From Competition?” (Niederle&Vesterlund / April 2005); and Martha Reeves, visiting professor of sociology and women’s studies at Duke University and author of, “Suppressed, Forced Out, and Tired” (Greenwood Press 2000). Listener Call-In. (59:00)

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