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In a special report on "
The State of the American Women,"
Time (October 26, 2009;
www.time.com) highlighted these among many comparisons of the status of women now and 40 years ago...
Median annual earnings of full-time workers in 2008 dollars:
1972 Men -- $46,956
1972 Women -- $27,169
2008 Men -- $46,367
2008 Women -- $35,745
Percentage of women with children under 3 in the labor force:
1975 -- 34%
2008 -- 60%
Percentage of all jobs held by women:
1972 -- 36.2%
2009 -- 49.8%
Number of married couples in which the wife is the sole earner:
1970 -- 900,000
2008 -- 3,300,000
Women as a percentage of all... Lawyers in 1970 -- 3%
Lawyers in 2008 -- 32%
Medical doctors in 1970 -- 8%
Medical doctors in 2008 -- 28%
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I think it is disturbing that 60% of women with children under 3 are in the work force. That means all of these children have to spend most of their time in another setting other than their own home with their mother. Is this the best scenario for very young children? I used to run a home daycare and one of the moms would drop off her child at 7:00 AM and pick her up at 5:30 PM. Who had more influence on that baby girl? Me as her daycare provider or her mom? The child was awake with her mom approximately 2-3 hours a day. I think that is very sad. Maybe the changing role of women is not in the best interest of their children. Just a thought.
Thunderbird Preschool
Crystal Lake, Il, United States
Can that be right????????????????
Men actually earn LESS than they did 40 years ago?????? And, with inflation that means much, much less than the dollar amount stated!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hard to believe!!!
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