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Women’s salaries grow faster than men, but still earn less By John Size | Daily Brew – Thu, 16 Dec, 2010 3:46 PM EST Women's earnings across Canada increased at twice the rate of their male counterparts between 2000 and 2008, but still lag behind in total income, StatsCan reported in The Daily newsletter. Statistics released Thursday show the average income for women in 2008 was $30,100, which is a 13 per cent increase from 2000 when the average income was $26,300. During the same eight years, men's incomes increased seven per cent to $47,000. One reason cited for the income gap was the fact women were less likely to work full time than men. However, the earnings gap was narrower for women who opted to work full time on a full-year basis, StatsCan reported. Still, women working full time, year round earned about 71 cents for each dollar earned by men. But even among full-time workers, women clocked fewer hours than men, which accounts for some of the discrepancy, the report stated. It was noted the average annual earnings were directly related to a person's level of education, with the greater difference among women. For example, a woman with a university degree earned an average of $62,800 in 2008, compared with $20,800 for a female with less than a Grade 9 education. A male with less than a Grade 9 education earned an average of $40,400 compared with $91,800 for a man with a university degree. Women with a university education who worked full time, year round earned about 30 per cent less than men with similar qualifications, StatsCan found. As the education and income levels for women increased over that period, there were more dual income families where the woman earned more than the husband. In 1976, about 12 per cent of wives were making more than their spouses, but that's increased to about 29 per cent. Interestingly, average total income was less in a situation where the wife earned more

A Homemaker's Worth By Joanne B. Parrotta The homemaker wears many hats: child-care worker, housekeeper, cook, bookkeeper, chauffeur, nurse. Many work seven days a week, 12 to 14 hours a day, and they don't get paid for it. They get no health insurance, no sick days, no paid vacation. And many do it without complaint because they believe that the true value of raising their own children is pri Between taking the kids to school and picking them up, driving them to soccer practice and dance lessons, doing the laundry and grocery shopping, cooking dinner, making lunches, and keeping the house clean, homemakers work as hard as anyone in the "official" workforce. In 2006, compensation experts at Salary.com released a report on the value of the work done by stay-at-home moms, as well as that done by working mothers once they get home from their "real jobs": Salary.com consulted with Stay at Home and Working Moms and determined the top 10 jobs that make up a mom's job description. If paid, Stay at Home Moms would earn $134,121 annually (up from 2005's salary of $131,471). Working Moms would earn $85,876 annually for the "mom job" portion of their work, in addition to their actual "work job" salary. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Joanne_B._Parrotta

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