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100 1 $aFurchtgott-Roth, Diana.
245 10 $aWomen's figures :$ban illustrated guide to the economic progress of women in America /$cDiana Furchtgott-Roth.
250 $a2012 ed.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bAEI Press ;$aBlue Ridge Summit, PA :$bNational Book Network [distributor],$cc2012.
300 $axiv, 197 p. :$bcol. ill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aAcknowledgments -- List of illustrations -- List of acronyms -- Introduction -- Facts and myths about women at work and in politics -- Reaching the top : women's educational attainment -- The marriage penalty, social security disincentives, and other ways government -- The success of minority women -- Way to go, female entrepreneurs! -- Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which country is the fairest of them all? -- Do feminist organizations serve women today? -- Conclusions -- Appendix: statistical tables -- References -- Index -- About the author.
520 $aThe myth that women make 78 cents on a man's dollar is a standard refrain in popular media and serves as rationale for affirmative action for women. Unstated is that for women and men with the same job and work experience, the wage gap practically disappears. In Women's Figures, Manhattan Senior Fellow Diana Furchtgott-Roth shatters the myth of the wage gap. Women are continuing to gain ground relative to men, and in some cases, they have even reversed the gender gap. Rather than helping women, preferential policies undermine America's idea of meritocracy, and call into question the value of women's hard-earned achievements.
650 0 $aWomen$zUnited States$xEconomic conditions$y20th century$vStatistics.
650 0 $aSex discrimination in employment$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century$vStatistics.
650 0 $aSex discrimination against women$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century$vStatistics.
710 2 $aAmerican Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.
710 2 $aIndependent Women's Forum (Organization)
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