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In Mrs. Burrows' seventh grade English class, I wrote a paper entitled Women vs. Men in the Work Force. I researched for weeks and weeks to get all of the information I could on pay differences, percentages of working women and what jobs they were doing. In 1988, my paper focused on sexual discrimination and the wage difference. For example, in 1998, "women received 63% of the pay men received for the same job." I remember finding that out and asking my dad why that was happening. My father, parent of two daughters who instructed them never to be dependent on a man, did not have a good explanation for this inequality. Sexual discrimination was just starting to be a hot topic in 1988. Here is my favorite quote from my paper: "Sixty-two percent of working women who are employed full-time believe that discrimination prevents them from getting top jobs in business and government. Sexual discrimination seems to occur the most. For example, one female executive on her way to the top told of how she fought back. She and some of her male colleagues were in a business meeting when they started to kid her about her short skirts. In reaction to their joking, she put a shapely leg up onto the
The battle for equal pay, positions and the ever-increasing awareness of the importance of parenting issues within the company continues to improve the quality of life for all working men and women. I hope that in ten years I can write Meanwhile, the three women in the company (my assistant, the receptionist and myself) are among the lowest paid personnel in the company. This participation of mothers in the work force has led to the new catch phrase of the 1990's - "family friendly" workplaces. Recently, The Today Show featured Fannie Mae as a family friendly workplace on their MSNBC web site. Fannie Mae, the nation's largest provider of funds for home mortgages, was included for the fourth time on MSNBC's list of family friendly businesses. Females (1838) staff fifty-six percent of the company. This participation of mothers in the work force has led to the new catch phrase of the 1990's - "family friendly" workplaces. Recently, The Today Show featured Fannie Mae as a family friendly workplace on their MSNBC web site. Fannie Mae, the nation's largest provider of funds for home mortgages, was included for the fourth time on MSNBC's list of family friendly businesses. Females (1838) staff fifty-six percent of the company.
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