CHF 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Candy Corn, Child Neglect, Income Distribution
3 Nov 2016
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Women make 78 cents for every dollar man makes. Averaging all groups, full-time working women with college degrees earn less yearly income than men with 8th grade education. Not just due to different professions but also in same professions women tend to be paid less. Motherhood penalty mothers make less than women who don"t have children. Men have an identity closely related to their job in proving manhood, he becomes absent husband and father . pressure leads to health issues and early death (average 15 years earlier) More satisfied she is with employment greater her satisfaction; higher his approval of her employment higher their satisfaction. Bad day at work and take it out on family at home the time crunch. Catch 22: inflexible full-time work or part-time penalty. Other countries begin childcare much earlier and paid for by government. United states one of only eight countries, out of 188 that have known policies, without paid leave.
