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Women are the focus of only 10% of news stories, comprise just 20% of experts or spokespeople interviewed, and a mere 4% of news stories are deemed to challenge gender stereotypes. [20] Studies show that men are more likely to be quoted than women in the media, and more likely to cover "serious" topics. [21]
Even when controlling for quality of performance, women leaders and managers receive lower evaluations than their male counterparts [28] [29] Unless in a feminine setting, women must display “greater evidence of skill than men to be considered equally competent.” [3]: 108 Studies show that women exert more influence with men when they ...
Women are more likely than men to live below the poverty line, a phenomenon known as the feminization of poverty. The 2015 poverty rates for men and women in the U.S. were 10% and 15% respectively. Women are less likely to pursue advanced degrees and tend to have low paying jobs.
Her decades of research have shown that, over time, the nature of the gender pay gap has evolved, with childbearing being a major factor in women being paid less than men in today’s America.
In the U.S. today, women are statistically more likely to vote than men, [23] a pattern that occurs in certain countries, such as Scandinavian countries, while the opposite occurs in others, such as India. [19] [23] Scandinavian countries are also some of the countries with the greatest female representation in government positions. [19]
Studies show young women now outpacing young men in leaving the church. Experts blame frustration over gender roles and concerns over social issues. Americans are becoming less religious.
For instance, a recent Varo Bank survey found that women are significantly more likely than men to be living paycheck-to-paycheck, with 59% of female respondents saying as much compared to 41% of men.
Males are more dominant than females, and they possess more political power and occupy higher status positions illustrating the iron law of androcracy. [18] As a role gets more powerful, Putnam’s law of increasing disproportion [19] becomes applicable and the probability the role is occupied by a hegemonic group member increases. [20] [21]