Researching the Status of Women

Researching  the  Status  of  Women  

Julie  Graber  The  Ins9tute  on  Women  

Goals  for  Workshop    

•  Not  about  planning  a  project  •  Share  what  I’ve  learned  aBer  20+  years  of  looking  at  data  about  women  and  girls  – Primary  focus  –  women    

•  Nuances  of  data  • Where  the  myths  are  buried  

•  Pop  quiz  

History  &  Theory  

•  Analysis  of  data  with  a  specific  focus  on  women  is  a  fairly  new  concept  (in  my  life9me)  

The  development  of  sta0s0cs  and  indicators  specifically  concerned  with  the  situa0on  of  women  was  first  recommended  at  the  interna0onal  level  …in  1975.    

Census  Defini9ons    1960  •  Husband-­‐wife  family  

–  The  classifica9on  of  families  by  type  is  based  on  the  sex  and  Marital  Status  of  the  head.  Families  with  a  head  and  his  wife  present  are  termed  "husband-­‐wife  families."  

•  Head  of  household  or  family  –  The  head  of  the  household  or  

family  is  the  member  reported  as  the  head  by  the  household  respondent.  However,  if  a  married  woman  living  with  her  husband  is  reported  as  the  head,  her  husband  is  classified  as  the  head  for  the  purpose  of  census  tabula0ons.  

1980  •  Beginning  in  1980,  the  Census  

Bureau  discon6nued  its  long6me  prac6ce  of  always  classifying  the  husband  as  the  reference  person  (head)  when  he  and  his  wife  are  living  together.  

What  

•  Status  •  Quality  of  Life  •  Well  being  •  Equality/Inequality  •  Empowerment    

•  Frameworks  –  IWPR  

In  Good  Company  •  www.forbescustom.com/DiversityPgs/InGoodCompanyBWP1.html    •  Today,  women  in  the  workforce  fill  more  than  50%  of  managerial  and  

professional  posi9ons.    The  Missing  X  Factor  on  Corporate  Boards  -­‐  Second  Quarter  2011  ...  •  www.boardmember.com  ›    •  In  the  United  States  today,  women  comprise  more  than  50%  of  the  

graduate  pool,  hold  50%  of  all  managerial  and  professional  posi9ons,  and  make  or  influence  ...    Office  Insights  Leadership  

•  www.yourofficecoach.com/YOCOfficeInsights/OI_leadership.htm  -­‐  Cached  •  Jump  to  What  Do  Women  Want  at  Work?‎:  Because  women  now  

occupy  more  than  50%  of  all  managerial  and  professional  posi9ons,  employers  may  find  themselves  ...    

Low  pay  linked  to  poverty  rates  Report:  Wages  in  most  jobs  fall  short  in  Ohio  Catherine  Candisky  Of  Ohio's  10  largest  occupa9ons,  only  one  pays  enough  for  a  family  of  three  to  pay  for  food,  housing  and  other  basic  needs:  nursing.  A  report  released  yesterday  found  a  job  doesn't  always  pay  enough  for  families  to  be  self-­‐sufficient.  Despite  full-­‐9me  employment,  many  s9ll  rely  on  food  stamps,  subsidized  child  care  or  other  types  of  government  assistance  to  make  ends  meet.    

OccupaBon  Percent  Female*  

Annual  Wage  (Median)  

Office  clerks   84%   $26,366    

Cashiers   74%   $17,396    

Waiters  and  waitresses   71%   $16,831    

Customer-­‐service  representa9ves   67%   $30,687    

Food  prepara9on  and  service  workers   55%   $16,790    

Retail  salesperson   52%   $19,626    

*Gender  percentages  are  from  na6onal  data  for  2010  (Current  Popula6on  Survey  Annual  Averages)          

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