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Gender Inequality and the 2008 Presidential Election

What is Gender Inequality? Gender inequality focuses on the unequal access to power, privilege and prestige between men and women in society. Gender is usually considered as a social construct

The Status of Women in Modern Industrial Societies Studies of gender stratification in modern industrial societies tend to focus on: 1. Occupational segregation 2. Income inequality (women get less return on their educational investment than men) 3. Feminization of poverty 4. Glass ceiling effects 5. Work and childcare issues 6. Gender inequality in politics

MenWomenDifference Management Chief Executives Computer and information systems managers Medical and health services managers Education aministrators Non-Management Accountants and auditors Computer programmer Social Worker Lawyer Secondary School Teacher Pharmacist Nursing, psychiatric and home health aide Telemarketer Median Weekly Earnings ($) by Sex for Selected Occupations

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„...white female advantage in college completion is largely attributable to a declining rate of college completion among boys whose fathers were high school educated or absent.” From: Buchmann and DiPrete (2006) American Sociological Review Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded to Men and Women in the United States, 1959–2004 Source: U.S. Department of Education Digest of Education Statistics, Table 247.

Poverty Rates in the U.S. by Sex, Table 7

Poverty Status in the U.S. by Age and Sex: