I thought I’d lump a few of today’s headlines into one post.
We’re number one! We’re number one! We’re number one!
There is a lot of news in today’s Utah papers about Utah’s “accomplishments”, including highest in the nation in gender disparity in the workforce, highest in birth rate, and the homicides at its highest in two years. Read on:
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Utah is great in a lot of areas….including treating men better than women in the workforce.
Women often do the same job as men yet get paid less, according to an article on a federal report in today’s Salt Lake Tribune’s Utah among highest in gender wage gap.
One of the reasons, according to the report, is that there is a gap in the education of men and women, with a higher percentage of men than women obtaining post high school degrees. And the reason for that statistic is because women are having more kids and being pulled out of the labor force at times during the most salary gain.
But, Sarah Wilhelm, an economist for the nonprofit Utah Issues, says the wage difference can be attributed to what she calls “channeling,” where girls are told to go into different professions than boys.
If you look at the demographics and culture of the state, in my opinion, it makes sense that a certain percentage of women here would not only be treated this way, but would do as they are told.
Fortunately there are women in Utah who are trying to change that mindset and getting more women into higher paying fields.
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But wait….there’s more!
With two months left, Utah’s homicide rate highest in years
And in other news:
The Deseret News continues its series on immigration:The role of the law: Enforcing immigration laws not so easy
Where did that state surplus of funds go? Not to mass transit:
UTA riders may face a 25¢ fuel surcharge
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 