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Women currently make up 50% of the workforce.
Women currently make up 20% of the workforce.
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10% of U.S. households consist of the man working while the woman
stays home with the children.
80% of U.S. households consist of the man working while the woman
stays home with the children.
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35% of women earn the minimum wage.
65% of women earn the minimum wage.
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Women earn 95% of a dollar compared to men
(same job; same education; working full time.)
Women earn 72% of a dollar compared to men.
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75% of all women are employed in traditionally
lower paying jobs like: secretaries, waitresses, cosmetologists,
health aids, in the service industry, and in factories.
25% of all women are employed in traditionally
lower paying jobs like: secretaries, waitresses, cosmetologists,
health aids, in the service industry, and in factories.
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46% of scientists and engineers in the U.S.
are women.
11% of scientists and engineers in the U.S.
are women.
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90% of all single parents are women.
50% of all single parents are women.
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Women own 33% of all businesses.
Women own 9% of all businesses.
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The companies Turtle Wax, Little Caesar
Enterprises, and Tootsie Rolls are owned by men.
The companies Turtle Wax, Little Caesar
Enterprises, and Tootsie Rolls are owned by women.
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Most girls are not physically strong enough
for the boys shops.
Most girls are physically strong enough
for the boys shops.
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11.
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Most girls have the necessary skills and
abilities in science, math, and the technologies to go into many
of the boys shops.
Most girls do not have the necessary skills
and abilities in science, math, and the technologies to go into
many of the boys shops.
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12.
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Nontraditional shops are too dirty and dangerous
for girls.
Nontraditional shops are not too dirty and
dangerous for girls.
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13.
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Most girls who are in the boys shops
are not very feminine.
Girls of all shapes, sizes, and personalities
are in nontraditional shops.
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14.
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The majority of women in nontraditional
jobs must be lesbians.
Both heterosexual women and lesbians work
in nontraditional jobs.
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There are enough jobs in the trades and
technologies for both men and women.
Women in nontraditional jobs are taking
away work from men who need these jobs to support their families.
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16.
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Women who work in nontraditional careers usually do not have
families of their own.
Women in nontraditional careers do have
families and children.
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Women currently make up 50% of the workforce.
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10% of U.S. households
consist of the man working while the woman stays home with
the children. |
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65% of women earn
the minimum wage. |
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Women earn 72% of
a dollar compared to men. |
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75% of all women
are employed in traditionally lower paying jobs like: secretaries,
waitresses, cosmetologists, health aids, in the service industry,
and in factories. |
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6.
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11% of scientists
and engineers in the U.S. are women. |
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90% of all single
parents are women. |
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Women own 33% of
all businesses. |
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The companies Turtle
Wax, Little Caesar Enterprises, and Tootsie Rolls are owned by women. |
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10.
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Most girls are physically
strong enough for the boys shops. |
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Most girls have
the necessary skills and abilities in science, math, and the technologies
to go into many of the boys shops. |
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Nontraditional shops
are not too dirty and dangerous for girls. |
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13.
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Girls of all shapes, sizes, and personalities
are in nontraditional shops.
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Both heterosexual
women and lesbians work in nontraditional jobs. |
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There are enough
jobs in the trades and technologies for both men and women. |
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16.
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Women in nontraditional
careers do have families and children. |
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Source: www.genderequity.org/book/lesson10.html
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