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The Wage Project: Among other interesting news and advice concerning the wage gap, this site has a very informative “wage gap calculator” in which you can enter pertinent details and find out comparative data regarding your wages. "Gender Class Action Settlement With Morgan Stanley Announced Today." The settlement is valued at over $70 million, with an immediate lump sum payment of $46 million. The lawsuit focuses on gender inequity in the distribution of accounts and other business opportunities. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 2700 female Financial Advisors and Registered Financial Advisor Trainees employed by Morgan Stanley at any time since August 5, 2003. This is one of the ten largest monetary awards in a gender discrimination settlements in U.S. history. Click here for the article and webpage. American women earn substantially more money and narrow the long-standing gender gap in income if other women in their workplaces reach the ranks of senior management, according to a new national study presented here. Click here for this Washington Post article. From the Ethical Corporation website: The market for ethical consumerism has been growing at 14% per annum, with the latest Ethical Purchasing Index produced by Cooperative Bank valuing the market at $34 billion. A 2004 Catalyst study showed companies with the hightest representation of women at the top management deliver 35.1 % higher return on equity and higher total return to shareholders than companies with the lowest representation. Click here for the full report. Congratulations to Diversity Inc.'s "Top 50 Companies for Diversity 2006." Read all about it on the Diversity Inc. website.
Remarks by Meg Harding, made at the Buying Influence, Inc. Grand Opening event and press conference. Date of the event was April 25, 2006, which is "pay equity day." "Facts About Pay Equity," National Organization for Women. Click here for the online article. Excellent summary of statistics regarding women and pay equity. "Megatrends 2010: The Rise of Conscious Capitalism," Patricia Aburdene. Hampton Roads Publishing Company, publ 2005. The subtitle of this book is "Seven trends that will transform how you work, live, and invest." This book describes why conscious consumerism is on the rise, and where it will go. We especially like the conclusion which discusses transforming capitalism.
"Facts on Executive Order 1126 ? Affirmative Action," U.S. Department of Labor. Click here for the online article. Written in plain English, not legalese, this is good reading to understand some of the background on the issue, and how we got to where we are today regarding affirmative action and equal opportunity.
"Top 10 Reasons for the Wage Gap in 2001," National Committee on Pay Equity. Click here for the online article. These are 10 statements with supporting philosophy and facts. You can't read this without having an "ah-ha!" moment.
"Few Women, Minorities Serve on Boards, Study Finds," Amy Joyce. The Washington Post, May 12, 2005, page E4. A short article chock-full of stats and good quotes from issue leaders.
"It's Time for Women to Earn Equal Pay," AFL-CIO. Click here for this article on the AFL-CIO webpage. A good resource for national and state data; also, in interesting point of view on how equal pay also helps men.
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