ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Growing Pay Gap Between Women and Men.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2002 TOPIC: According to a report by the General Accounting Office, most female managers earned less compared with men in 2000 than they did five years earlier. Full-time female managers earned less than their male counterparts in all 10 fields surveyed in 1995 and 2000, and in seven of the fields the earnings gap grew during the five-year period, according to a story by USAToday. In the communications industry, for example, the GAO found that female managers made 86 cents for every dollar earned by male managers in 1995, while five years later a woman in the same field made 73 cents for every dollar earned by a man, the story said. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Prof. Joan Acker is a sociologist at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. . Her expertise includes pay equity. 541/346-5014 Prof. Catherine Connolly is a sociologist at the University of Wyoming UW is a national research university prominent in the fields of environment and natural resource research, specializing in agriculture, energy, geology, and water resource related fields. . Her expertise includes gender, law and work. 307/766-3455 Anne Thornton is one of the founders as well as President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Women's Radio Network. She is a published writer, former owner of a NJ-certified woman-owned construction company, and an educator with a master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in vocational counseling, as well as an entrepreneur entrepreneur (än'trəprənûr`) [Fr.,=one who undertakes], person who assumes the organization, management, and risks of a business enterprise. . She recently served on the New Jersey state committee to organize the 3rd annual Governor's Conference on Women attended by more than 2,000 women leaders. Anne co-hosted PROFILES, a live talk show that featured women leaders in business, government, education and sports on 89.7 WDVR-FM. Anne presently co-hosts WRN WRN Werner Syndrome WRN World Radio Network WRN Women's Rights Network WRN White Rock Networks WRN Wavelength-Routed Network WRN Women's Rabbinic Network WRN Wideband Radio Networking WRN Wind and Residual Noise programs Women's Stuff(TM) and Something For You(TM) in addition to hosting The Anne Thornton Show, the first nationally syndicated public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. call-in program dedicated to issues important to women and featuring celebrities, newsmakers and experts. 908-397-7710; anne@womensradionetwork.com ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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