Category Archives: Gender and the Economy

Wage Gap Myth: The pay gap only exists because men work so many more hours than women. (wage gap series, part 4)

Posted on September 25, 2003 by Ampersand

(This is one of a series of posts on the wage gap.) This is a myth which is frequently repeated by anti-feminists on the internet. Although exact details vary, the argument is generally that the pay gap is a statistical … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, Gender and the Economy, The Wage Gap Series | 30 Comments

What Causes the Pay Gap? (wage gap series, part 3)

Posted on September 24, 2003 by Ampersand

(This is one of a series of posts on the wage gap.) First of all, let’s dispel one common misunderstanding: the pay gap between women and men is not primarily caused by unequal pay for identical jobs. This does occasionally … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, Gender and the Economy, The Wage Gap Series | 23 Comments

Trends in the Wage Gap (wage gap series, part 2)

Posted on September 23, 2003 by Ampersand

(This is one of a series of posts on the wage gap.) Changes in the pay gap over time. In 1972, women working full-time year-round earned 57.9% of what men working full-time year-round earned. In 1999, measured the same way, … Continue reading →

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Different ways of measuring the pay gap (wage gap series, part 1)

Posted on September 22, 2003 by Ampersand

(This is one of a series of posts on the wage gap.) There are a literally unlimited number of ways one could go about measuring the pay gap between men and women. Here’s six ways, for example. Compare wages among … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, Gender and the Economy, The Wage Gap Series | 21 Comments

Some stuff Ampersand is reading today

Posted on September 3, 2003 by Ampersand

First and foremost, go read Nathan Newman on the Minimum Wage: Why the Minimum Wage Beats EITC, the Popularity of Raising the Minimum Wage to $8 an Hour, How the Minimum Wage Increases Employment, Who Pays for the Minimum Wage?, … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, Gender and the Economy, Link farms, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, UNFPA | 5 Comments

Women Directors: Out of the Hollywood Loop?

Posted on April 22, 2003 by Ampersand

(An alternative, Variety-style headline for this post, suggested by a reader: Flix by Chix Nixed cuz no Dix?!?) The LA Times has an interesting article on the lack of female directors. For example, “‘Chasing Papi,’ a low-budget movie directed by … Continue reading →

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Blogging and Sexism: the great question of the last 90 minutes.

Posted on September 9, 2002 by Ampersand

Cut on the Bias – whom I disagreed with regarding abortion recently – has posted about a current brew-ha-hah: is the blogosphere sexist? (Cut on the Bias also has a well-written post about breasts, first of a series, which is … Continue reading →

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