2. Although there are regulations within the workplace there is still discrimination Women are facing discrimination in their income, unemployment and occupational distribution Women’s salaries average only 72-88% to men’s salaries The ratio of women’s median annual earnings to men’s only rose from 60.7 in 1960 to 77.8 in 2008

3.  In 2006 the median weekly earnings of full time working women was $600 a week compared to $743 for men  In management jobs was $840 per week compared to $1,154 for men  In the recent 2008 women’s median weekly earnings were 79.9% of men

4.  Compensation differences appear to be tied to perceptions, availability and fields genders specialize into  Women are more represented in clerical and services occupations while men are concentrated in craft and laborer jobs  Men can travel easier than women due to family obligations  Men with children appear to get an earnings boost whereas women lose earnings (GAO Statistics)  Women on average have fewer years of work experience

5.  http/findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2294/is_n1- v38/ai_20816289/bnet (Trentham Susan, Larwoud Laurie. A Journal research.Jan.1998).  http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-151662677.html (Fast sheet series. October 1, 2004). http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-151662677.html  Catalyst Inc: Published March 2009 Women’s Earnings and income.  http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/1997/04/art2full.pdf (Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wooton Barbara. April 1997. http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/1997/04/art2full.pdf  TED: The Editor’s Desk. October 29, 2008. http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2008/oct/wk4/art03.htm http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2008/oct/wk4/art03.htm  http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/census statistic/a/womenspay.htm (Why women still make less than men? Longley Robert). http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/census statistic/a/womenspay.htm