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professional sense. As a society we have been slowly but steadily making progress in gender equality in a variety of forms, but as one of the most progressive countries in the world, why are only 4% of the Fortune 500 CEOs women? In “The Confidence Gap”, Katty Kay and Claire Shipman examine the difference in confidence levels between men and women, and how this disparity can change. When ABC News’ Kay and BBC’s Shipman teamed together to write their book Womenomics, which explored positive…

that there is a gender gap in mathematics. At a recent gathering, friends were discussing how to determine the amount of gas remaining in the tank prior to barbecuing the burgers. The refrain was “I’ve never been good at math,” and then, “I’ll ask my boyfriend.” Even among enlightened young women, it seems socially acceptable to believe that men are inherently better at math than women. Thirty-eight years ago, psychologists at Johns Hopkins University suggested that the gap in mathematics may be…

benefits, but may not assist every student’s educational or life goals. Students, especially High School students contemplating college, should consider alternatives before attending college directly after High School. These alternatives include taking a gap year, or more, to acquire work and life experiences, or use non-traditional education methods to study potential subjects. If students decide to attend college, they should have a purpose and a plan. College has many benefits, financially…

some research it was found that for ten years straight (2000-2010) females had approximately a 200 person lead on males in the United States when it pertains to a Bachelor’s Degree (Statista). There are many factors related to the educational gender gap including: marriage, divorce, and rates of maturity. Prior to the 1960s women were marrying at a younger age. Beginning in the late 1960s women began getting married at a later age allowing them more sufficient time to devote themselves to an …

The Effects of Closing the Wage Gap Women have always been working even if their jobs and work went unnoticed. Since women joined the workforce their work has always been undervalued. When working for wages in the revolutionary era, the jobs they did were considered unskilled labor that required no particular education or training. It was also believed that women were not working to support a family since that was what the man was for, they were just working for extra spending money so their…

The economic impact of the gender wage gap reaches beyond the 18 cents lost to men for every dollar earned by women. The far-reaching impact starts at home but ultimately affects the economic growth of the entire United States. According to www.fastcompany.com, in 2013, women were the main breadwinners in four out of 10 American households with children (Dishman, 2015). Today’s “breadwinners” are not only single mothers, they are married and either the main breadwinner or a…

sexual introduction, compensation crevice, appearance and anything that make one individual not exactly the same as others. One of the noteworthy social disparities is the gender wage gap imbalance. The gender wage gap is the disgrace of the past and becomes the fundamental issue of this present day period. The gender wage gap is the difference between men and women earning in percentage on hourly bases. For decades to the present day period, men rule the society and control over women at home…

explore the idea of "The achievement gap, a look into causes" and "The achievement gap, a look into causes: Parents ' role". I believe the five main points of the two articles are, first, it will close the achievement gap if you target certain behaviors having a negative impact on poor children. Second, race and class, the achievement gap separates white children from children of color and middle-class children from poor children. Third, closing the achievement gap comes down to the…

Abstract There is no doubt that our society has gross achievement gaps in education. African American students statistically perform far below average compared to their White peers academically. This research paper will discuss previous findings for the causes of the achievement gaps that presently exist in our society today. There seems to be three themes that are recurrent and consistent in the existing research. Those themes revolve around race, family, socioeconomic status and quality of…

every day. Workflows may have different inefficiencies and parts that may require improvement by employing evidence-based practices and new technology and these issues are normally called “gaps” as they represent areas of disparity between the future or optimal state and the current state. Scenario’s Workflow Gap The objective of any HITECH system is to create meaningful use measures or policies that ensure high-quality standards are consistent all through the EHR systems (Blumenthal &…