Talk:Affirmative action in the United States/Archives/2014

Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action was decided
Just wanted to let people here know that Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action was decided on and this article should probably be updated to reflect that. 162.17.205.153 (talk) 12:16, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Done. Coinmanj (talk) 05:52, 24 April 2014 (UTC)

Gender pay gap myth
http://www.consad.com/content/reports/Gender%20Wage%20Gap%20Final%20Report.pdf

US Department of Labor report, 2009. It examined over 50 peer-reviewed papers. Its conclusions are:

"However, despite these gains the raw wage gap continues to be used in misleading ways to advance public policy agendas without fully explaining the reasons behind the gap. The purpose of this report is to identify the reasons that explain the wage gap in order to more fully inform policymakers and the public.

[...]

There are observable differences in the attributes of men and women that account for most of the wage gap. Statistical analysis that includes those variables has produced results that collectively account for between 65.1 and 76.4 percent of a raw gender wage gap of 20.4 percent, and thereby leave an adjusted gender wage gap that is between 4.8 and 7.1 percent. These variables include:


 * A greater percentage of women than men tend to work part-time. Part-time work tends to pay less than full-time work.
 * A greater percentage of women than men tend to leave the labor force for child birth, child care and elder care. Some of the wage gap is explained by the percentage of women who were not in the labor force during previous years, the age of women, and the number of children in the home.
 * Women, especially working mothers, tend to value “family friendly” work place policies more than men. Some of the wage gap is explained by industry and occupation, particularly, the percentage of women who work in the industry and occupation." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.88.244.111 (talk) 21:20, 21 October 2014 (UTC)