WOMENS PART IN
BY SAVANNAH WILLIAMS AND EMILY CONTRERAS
BUSINESS
THE PROBLEM
Inequality within the workforce
has been an issue for the
growing number of women in the
workforce. This inequality can be
clearly seen within the wage gap
between male and females.
Women entered the
workforce in large numbers
during the WWII era when
there was a large demand
for workers in factories (The
Equal Pay Act of 1963
ensured the absence of
discrimination in the
workplace, however, there
continues
In to be awere
2015, women difference
in pay.)
earning 80% of what men
were earning
SOLUTIONS
Eliminate negotiation in regards to
pay
Pass additional wage legislation
Using social media platforms to
continue advocating for equal pay
Though women have odds against
them, there are women who have
prospered in business.
THE GLASS CEILING
EFFECT
The Glass Ceiling Effect is one of the
unseen, yet unbreachable barrier that
keeps minorities and women from rising
to the upper rungs of the corporate
ladder, regardless of their qualifications
or achievements.
FINDINGS Women of color have smaller
annual earnings as compared to
non-Hispanic white and Asian-
American women
There is still a significant wage
gap between genders and
races despite higher education
In the state of Texas, women
earn an annual average of
$36,934 compared to the
average $46,791 males earn
WORKS CITED
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2015/11/19/tw
o-solutions-for-the-gender-pay-gap-that-can-be-
implemented-today/#79856a292d35
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/14/things-we-need-to-do-to-
close-wage-gap_n_7056322.html
http://www.lifescript.com/well-
being/articles/t/the_glass_ceiling_effect_and_its_impact_on_wo
men.aspx
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