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UK / Jobs Gap filled for women, but not for men
The number of women in employment since 2008 has increased by more than a quarter of a million, a 1.2pc net rise, while the number of men in work has dropped by 70,000, a 0.4pc net fall, a study of official labour market data has shown. The analysis by The Jobs Economist, an employment consultancy … Continue reading
US / Men and Women Uses of Social Media (Infographic)
When it comes to social media, male and female behavior is very different. For instance, women do the bulk of Facebook sharing (62 percent), while more men are on LinkedIn than women (54 percent). Men also spend more time on YouTube each week than women, as guys clock an hour compared to 35 minutes for … Continue reading
Japan / Working Women are the most underutilized asset
This month, prime minister Shinzo Abe will begin unveiling Japan’s “national growth strategy,” the structural reforms from the “third arrow” of Abenomics. This will include a crucial one: boosting female employment. Already, Abe has called on corporations to have at least one female executive per company (paywall). The government also plans to open 250,000 daycares … Continue reading
The Gender Wage Gap / Be or not to be ?
“Unequal pay for equal work? Not really” writes Katie Bardaro, Lead Economist, PayScale. “Women earn less than men on average because they often fill jobs with a large societal benefit, but small monetary benefit. Instead of focusing the debate on the misbegotten gender wage gap, we should instead examine why women are absent from high-paying … Continue reading
Women / The chances of dying for those without a high school education 66 percent higher
Life expectancy among less-educated white women is decreasing while their better-educated peers are gaining longevity, a new study finds. According to the researchers, joblessness is one key factor in the the trend. The other is smoking. “Mortality is declining for high-educated women, but is increasing for low-educated women,” said study co-author Jennifer Karas Montez, a … Continue reading
US Gender Gap / 11 of 15 top-paying jobs dominated by men
The balance of genders among top professions leans heavily toward men but women are making strides forward, U.S. employment firm CareerBuilder said. “While employers have made strides in equalizing compensation for both genders, historical gaps are still present in some organizations today,” Rosemary Haefner, vice president of Human Resources at CareerBuilder said in a statement. … Continue reading
UK Gender Gap / Women Unemployment at 25-year high
Almost 1.5 million women could be unemployed by 2018 if the government’s current plans for job growth continue as planned, according to a new survey. Women’s unemployment is rising to a 25-year-high, while men’s is decreasing, with 60% of new private-sector jobs since the first quarter of 2010 going to men. The report by the … Continue reading
Recession and Gender / Women worry more about bills
Women are hit hardest by the financial squeeze and worry more than men about paying the bills. They spend almost 11 hours a month thinking about money problems while men ponder for only 9½ hours, says to a new study by consumer champions Which? Women also feel less optimistic about their finances and the wider … Continue reading
China / 38.9 percent of working women dissatisfied with salaries
The Chinese Career Women Survey Report recently released by Career International－a leading one-stop recruitment solution provider in Asia, shows that 38.9 percent of working women surveyed are unhappy about their last pay rise and 59.9 percent intend to change jobs. Career International conducted a questionnaire survey on 1,700 people in February 2013, with women, mostly … Continue reading
Germany / Gender Gap / Legally binding quotas would be imposed
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party, the Christian Democrats (CDU), will adopt a manifesto commitment to impose a 30pc female quota on the boards of listed firms, from 2020. The Bundestag is due to vote on Thursday on an opposition-backed proposal for quotas, which had provoked a deep split in the centre-right governing coalition. Women … Continue reading
US / Two thirds of minimum wage earners are women says Nancy Pelosi
The statement “More than 64 percent of minimum-wage earners are women.” Nancy Pelosi, U.S. House minority leader, in a news conference The ruling On news of the stock market hitting an all-time high, U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said it’s time to raise the minimum wage. In a news conference on March 7, Pelosi, … Continue reading
Women’s Day: The single biggest issue
International Women’s Day: What do you think is the single biggest issue currently facing women? asks The Independent The Independent‘s feminist writers have answered two questions. Here’s what they had to say (click on the image on the link) Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor via International Women’s Day: What do you think is the single biggest … Continue reading
The best to be a working woman in the rich world
IF YOU are a working woman, you would do well to move to New Zealand—or if that is a little out of the way, you could try one of the Nordic countries. To mark International Women’s Day, The Economist has compiled its own “glass-ceiling index” to show where women have the best chance of equal … Continue reading
India / 94% women think they have successful career
A majority of women (63%) worldwide define professional success as having the right balance between work and personal life and nearly three quarters of women (74%) believe they can ‘have it all’, according to the What Women Want @ Work study released by LinkedIn. The study reveals that 94% of Indian women surveyed in a … Continue reading
Job Search / Do Women Have An Edge In It ?
Lately, I’ve been thinking about the issue of gender stereotyping when it comes to job hunting. It’s totally un-PC to say that women are better at making personal connections than men, but that’s exactly what Sam Pease, a vice president at the Boston career-coaching and job search firm, New Directions, told me when I asked … Continue reading
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