PAY EQUITY DAY
Facts and Figures about Pay Equity
A lifetime of lower wages means women have less income they can save for retirement, and less income that counts in a social security or pension benefit formula.
Women's current life expectancy is approaching 86 years old, which means they outlive men by an average of 3 years. As a result, they will have to stretch their retirement savings over a longer period of time.
The medium income of older women is almost half what it is for older men.
Women are still largely pigeonholed in "pink-collar" jobs.
Currently, women's annual earnings are 77% of men's annual earnings.
According to AAUW research, while women have made remarkable strides in education during the past three decades, these gains have yet to translate into full equity in pay - even for college-educated women who work full time. A typical college-educated woman working full time earns $46,000 a year compared to $62,000 for college-educated male workers - a difference of $16,000.
Knowledge is power!
Congratulations to our 2010 High School Scholarship recipients:
Alexandria Stewart, South Side Beaver
Katie Lynn Lambert, Freedom School District
Ellen Butts, Hopewell School District
Congratulations to our 2010 Non-Traditional Scholarship recipient:
Nicole Lynn Williams, CCBC/Mountain State
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Effie Solomon Scholarship
Congratulations to Ashley Elias, recipient of the Effie Solomon Scholarship. Ashley is in her last year of law school at Duquesne University and works part-time at a law firm in Pittsburgh. In addition, she is currently doing an externship at the Beaver County District Attorney's Office for the summer. She is married, has a baby daughter, and resides in Industry.
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