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The Status of Women in Media Is Not Good

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Women’s Media Center put together a variety of statistics from research conducted by various organizations over the past couple of years and published the data in a report called “ The Status of Women in the U.S. ” The report authors, Robin H. Media 2012.” Pugh Yi, Ph.D. and Craig T. Dearfield, M.A.,

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Gender Wage Gap by the Numbers

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According to the August 2012 Women’s Earnings and Income report from Catalyst, the following statistics are accurate: The median annual earnings for full-time, year-round women workers in 2010 was $36,931 compared to men’s $47,715. of men’s earnings in 2010. Links to sources are also available in the Catalyst report.

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Women Account for Under 1 in 10 Top Paid Execs and 1 in 5 Board Members in S&P 100

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The report examined differences related to diversity practices since the last time the study was conducted in 2010. 19% of S&P 100 board members are women, which is an increase from 18% in 2010. 30 companies have added at least one woman to their boards since 2010. The Coca-Cola Company, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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Minuscule Increase for Women in Canada’s Financial Post 500 Senior Officer or Top Earner Ranks in 2012

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Catalyst has released its 2012 Financial Post 500 Women Senior Officers and Top Earners census report, which tracks women’s advancement into senior leadership positions among Canada’s Financial Post 500 companies. since the 2010 Catalyst Census. since the last Catalyst Census conducted in 2012.

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Putting Numbers to the Gender Gap of Women in Business Law

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NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Earlier this year, Catalyst released a report filled with data about women in law professions in the United States. of Fortune 500 general counsels in 2010 and just 16.0% Additional findings in the report include the following: In 2011, women made up 31.9% For example, women made up just 18.8%

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Patents Granted to Women Jump 35% in One Year

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NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Over the course of twenty years (1990 to 2010), women inventors doubled their share of patents granted by the U.S. Susan Decker of Businessweek explains: “Patents granted to women jumped 35 percent in 2010, faster than the overall 27 percent increase. inventor were issued to women.

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Women Still Lag in Journalism – By A Wide Margin

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In a report earlier this year, the Op-Ed Project said 33% of op-eds in the Huffington Post and on Salon were written by women. In a March 18, 2010 cover story ‘Are We There Yet’ written by three Newsweek women, the authors said 39 percent of the people on the masthead were women, up from 25% in 1970.

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