Annotated Bibliography Essay

Annotated ​ ​Bibliography

Picchi, ​ ​A.​ ​(October ​ ​20,​ ​2016). ​ ​The​ ​gender ​ ​pay ​ ​gap ​ ​is ​ ​real, ​ ​and ​ ​here’s ​ ​who​ ​is ​ ​hit​ ​hardest. ​ ​​CBS

News ​.​ ​Retrieved ​ ​from

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-gender-pay-gap-is-real-and-heres-who-is-hit-hardest/

Summary

While​ ​some​ ​people​ ​still​ ​say​ ​that​ ​the​ ​pay ​ ​gap ​ ​doesn’t​ ​exist, ​ ​it​ ​does ​ ​exist. ​ ​​ ​However, ​ ​the

problem​ ​is ​ ​more​ ​complex ​ ​than ​ ​women ​ ​making ​ ​less ​ ​money ​ ​than ​ ​men. ​ ​​ ​While​ ​that​ ​is ​ ​the​ ​heart​ ​of

the​ ​issue​ ​–​ ​women ​ ​make​ ​less ​ ​money ​ ​than ​ ​men ​ ​even ​ ​when ​ ​variables ​ ​like​ ​school​ ​and ​ ​years ​ ​on​ ​the

job ​ ​are​ ​removed ​ ​–​ ​there​ ​are​ ​other ​ ​dimensions ​ ​to ​ ​the​ ​problem​ ​like​ ​hours ​ ​worked, ​ ​age, ​ ​profession,

and ​ ​motherhood. ​ ​Surprisingly, ​ ​it’s ​ ​women ​ ​in ​ ​high ​ ​income​ ​professions ​ ​that​ ​are​ ​the​ ​most

impacted. ​ ​If ​ ​women ​ ​have​ ​to ​ ​combine​ ​a​ ​home​ ​(whether ​ ​motherhood ​ ​or ​ ​caring ​ ​for ​ ​aging ​ ​family

members) ​ ​life​ ​with​ ​a​ ​professional​ ​life, ​ ​they ​ ​work​ ​fewer ​ ​hours ​ ​and ​ ​they ​ ​are​ ​penalized ​ ​for ​ ​this.

When ​ ​women ​ ​enter ​ ​the​ ​work​ ​force, ​ ​the​ ​difference ​ ​in ​ ​pay ​ ​is ​ ​not​ ​that​ ​large, ​ ​but, ​ ​as ​ ​women ​ ​age,

they ​ ​make​ ​less ​ ​and ​ ​less. ​ ​Again, ​ ​this ​ ​is ​ ​the​ ​result​ ​of ​ ​women ​ ​stopping ​ ​out​ ​or ​ ​working ​ ​fewer ​ ​hours

to ​ ​care​ ​for ​ ​families; ​ ​women ​ ​typically ​ ​“…spend ​ ​50​ ​percent​ ​more​ ​time​ ​than ​ ​men ​ ​engaging ​ ​in ​ ​in

care​ ​activities ​ ​within ​ ​the​ ​home”​ ​(Economic ​ ​Policy ​ ​Institute​ ​in ​ ​Picchi, ​ ​2016). ​ ​While​ ​the​ ​wage​ ​gap

has ​ ​narrowed, ​ ​it’s ​ ​because​ ​men’s ​ ​wages ​ ​have​ ​fallen ​ ​instead ​ ​of ​ ​women’s ​ ​wages ​ ​increasing. ​ ​​ ​This

fact​ ​points ​ ​to ​ ​a​ ​another ​ ​issue​ ​of ​ ​stagnant​ ​wage​ ​growth ​ ​overall.

Reaction

One​ ​thing ​ ​that​ ​people​ ​always ​ ​bring ​ ​up​ ​is ​ ​that​ ​the​ ​wage​ ​gap ​ ​is ​ ​because​ ​women ​ ​have​ ​lower

paying, ​ ​less ​ ​dangerous ​ ​jobs.​ ​​ ​This ​ ​report​ ​doesn’t​ ​even ​ ​get​ ​into ​ ​that​ ​–​ ​Picchi​ ​and ​ ​the​ ​authors ​ ​from

the​ ​Economic ​ ​Policy ​ ​Institute​ ​focus ​ ​on​ ​education ​ ​and ​ ​family ​ ​life​ ​as ​ ​the​ ​focus ​ ​of ​ ​what​ ​impacts

wages. ​ ​​ ​This ​ ​report​ ​features ​ ​that​ ​while​ ​women ​ ​are​ ​getting ​ ​penalized ​ ​professionally, ​ ​they ​ ​also ​ ​get

penalized ​ ​personally ​ ​because​ ​they ​ ​do​ ​a​ ​significantly ​ ​larger ​ ​amount​ ​of ​ ​work​ ​at​ ​home. ​ ​Instead ​ ​of

seeing ​ ​​Real​ ​Housewives ​ ​of​ ​Atlanta ​,​ ​I’m​ ​still​ ​waiting ​ ​for ​ ​a​ ​woman ​ ​to ​ ​be​ ​on​ ​the​ ​ship​ ​for ​ ​​The

World’s ​ ​Most​ ​Dangerous ​ ​Catch ​​ ​or ​ ​that​ ​show ​ ​about​ ​driving ​ ​trucks ​ ​across ​ ​ice.