First and Third World lagging women problems



The Daily Herald  reports on how the gender gap in earning potential CANNOT be dismissed in Illinois where college graduate women will make just 82 cents for ever $1 their male graduated classmates will make in their first job.

Sarah Ridder and Liz Tsybulski are about to wrap up their studies at National Louis University and graduate with degrees in human services — credentials directing them to a traditionally female-dominated field where Ridder says they will "do a whole lot for a little money."
The two seniors say they are grateful for an education that has given them realistic salary expectations, but they're frustrated by one factor still entering the equation concerning their eventual earning potential: gender.

 Reports recently released by the American Association of University Women indicate a gender pay gap not only still exists in the American workforce but often reveals itself the moment women accept their first job.
 

Women working full time one year after college graduation are paid an average of 18 percent less than men also working full time one year after receiving a bachelor's degree, according to "Graduating to a Pay Gap."







What changes could be made in #Africa if female leaders were in charge?

Across the world, women make up about half the population yet they never come close to holding 50 percent of the positions of power in any government.

In the US, only six out of 50 states have a female governor. In Africa, there are only two female presidents, out of 54 African Union member states. But are there more opportunities for women in the political arena in Africa today? Can female leaders make a real difference? And what are the struggles they face as women in leadership roles?

Africa's Women of Power