Affirmative Action and Gender Issues - tips for mod 3

PAF101 PAF 101 “Be ever soft and pliable like a reed, not hard and unbending like a cedar.” ~The Talmud Module 3, Lecture 2

Is Affirmative Action a problem? No! It is a...

What’s the Problem Racial Discrimination Racial Inequality Lack of Diversity Impact of Poverty on Economic Opportunity

Socio-Economic Discrimination Colgate: “It would not work to use socio-economic measures instead of race because that would cut out the middle class students who are most likely to succeed.”

Meritocracy versus Democracy

Workforce Gender Discrimination Is it a societal problem? What is bad about it? Is there anything good about it?

Some Downside to Growing Gender Equality Women are catching up to dying almost as soon as men. Men are dropping out of high school and college. SU use to be and is now

Example of Gender Wage Issue 5.1 Women make less money than men for the same job and this limits the economic opportunity for women. 5.2 Evidence of the Problem 1. Trend line showing wage differential between 1985 and Wage differences by job shown in a table. 3. Quote from an expert.

Weekly Earning by Sex/Occupation, Salaries By Occupation and Gender³ Occupation #’s in thousands # of Men Employed Median Weekly Salary # of Women Employed Median Weekly Salary Median Weekly Difference Managerial/Professional Specialty 43,773$54056,431$680$140 Technical/Sales10,869$69916,990$490$209 Administrative Support3,312$58310,683$488$95 Service Occupations5,554$4455,998$343$102 Operators/Laborers11,449$5113,147$385$126 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor, 2002

5.3 Causes Discrimination by male elite Historical lag Male dominated jobs pay more Demands of parenting break career patterns. Example of 5.3 Gender Wage Issue

Is the Wage Gap Changing? Women’s Pay as a Percent of Men’s 4 YearPercent The median Difference: The median annual salary for men is $37,000 while for women it is only $29,000 creating an $8,000 differential. According to National Averages in 2002 – FOR EVERY DOLLAR A MAN MAKES A WOMAN WITH COMPARABLE SKILLS IN A SIMILAR POSITION WILL ONLY MAKE 76 CENTS. 4 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2003

Example of 5.5 Gender Wage Issue 5.5A 5.5A Role of Business CompanyWomen’s Advancement Family Benefits Ben and Jerry’s A: women are 50% of senior managers and 30% of professional staff A: paid leave for parents, child care, phased return to work for new mothers. Alberto-Culver (V05 and Static Guard) F: 4 of 24 Corporate Officers were women, 2 women on Board of Directors (founding family members) F: 12 week paid medical leave, part- time return to work after leave, child care referral services.

5.5B 5.5B Role of Non- Profits Regional Learning Service—displaced homemakers Child Care Council Organization mentioned in How You Can Help Example of 5.5B Gender Wage Issue

Relating Ch.5 to Ch.6 Preparing A Policy Proposal  Ameliorating the problem identified in 5.1  Improving conditions identified in 5.2  Addressing causes listed in 5.3  Recognizing existing policies in 5.4  Having an impact on the private and non-profit sectors in 5.5 Using Chapter 5 exercises as a base, develop three proposed policies and select one aimed at: