Study Finds Female Execs Still Earn Less
Associated Press
Most female managers earned less money compared with men in 2000 than they did five years earlier, according to a congressional study of 10 industries.
Full-time female managers earned less than their male counterparts in all 10 fields in 1995 and 2000, the General Accounting Office found.
In seven of the fields, the earnings gap grew during the five-year period.
The report suggests that women still struggle to break through the “glass ceiling” that historically has been a barrier to advancement in the workplace.
The report does not explain why earnings may have dropped for women managers. It noted that the pay gap was widest among parents, and that women find it harder to balance children and a career.
