Get Informed!

So many things go unnoticed in the workplace.  Fade into the walls as busy work.  If a person does not care enough to know, they will not know what goes on behind the scenes.  As a woman in the workplace this is especially important. So many women get paid less than men in various industries, yet these women are unaware of what is happening.  Korva Coleman wrote in an article that “the American Association of University Women is releasing a new study that shows when men and women attend the same kind of college, pick the same major and accept the same kind of job, on average, the woman will still earn 82 cents to every dollar that a man earns”. The infographic under the “links” sidebar breaks this down a little further highlighting a prominent and staggering fact that over a 40-year career women miss out on $431,000.00 because of the gender wage gap.  This comparison is using equivalent jobs with the same education for both men and women.

With that being said, people will still reject the facts and figures presented before them out of pure denial, naivetés or ignorance.  Now granted women are not getting paid less at every single career they choose, but across the board women make 17.8% less in all industries. My mission for this blog is to inform all my readers out there that this is truly happening and taking a toll on not only our nation’s women but our nation’s families as well.  Consulting AAUW on their twice a year updated guide on the facts and figures behind the gender wage gap, research has shown that, “the gender pay gap can contribute to poor living conditions, poor nutrition, and fewer opportunities for their children. For these women, closing the gender pay gap is much more than a point of pride—it’s a matter of necessity”.  People seem to forget that everything is paid forward and everything has an effect on something else so by the women of The United States of America getting paid less, this has a direct impact on the future generations to come because of the decreased living standards and less opportunities available developed by the smaller salary a family has to live off of.

To all the women out there, start getting informed and start informing others.  The only way to start to making a difference is to get the ball rolling and the more information each person has on this subject will make each person that much more aware of their surroundings in the work place and what is happening behind the scenes to the women we love, cherish and hold dear to our hearts. This is real, this is happening, this is the moment change needs to start.