http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2011/09/education-five-times-more-important-gender-income/42253/
That's not surprising. But what may surprise the lay observer is how much more influential one of those factors--education--is than the others. The earning gap between the two extremes in level of education--those who attended only elementary school and those with professional degrees--is approximately $72,000, exhibiting five times the influence than the second most important determinant of income, gender. "Thus, from this simple evaluation of relative impact, it is clear that the demographic factors supplement, but do not displace education as a critical component in understanding variation in earnings," the report concludes. The chart below offers a snapshot of relative effects of education, gender, and race and ethnicity on income.
I'm posting this because . . . The three public sector women I know here in NJ that have lost their jobs since Chris Christie has taken office are all teachers with Master's Degrees.
I want to say The Atlantic had an article in summer of 2010 asking if men were necessary. It was very much oriented towards the concept that with the economy reset, men would not find safe harbor, public education was oriented towards girls, etc etc. Keep in mind - this is the same publication that the previous year applauded the woman who wrote Marry Him - The Case For Settling.
So we are supposed to pursue advanced degrees, be bread winners, suck it up when we lose our jobs, suck it up when the man gets hired first (without an advanced degree), AND marry the guy that knocked us out of the running for said job?
Some man, somewhere is doing the Snoopy Dance right now.
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