Women climbing corporate ladder, but still face "technology gap".Women are better educated, more employed, and employed at higher levels today than ever before, but they are still largely pigeonholed in "pink collar" jobs, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent study by the American Association of University Women ''This article or section is being rewritten at The American Association of University Women (AAUW) advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research. (AAUW AAUW abbr. American Association of University Women ). The study report, Women at Work, states that while women have achieved parity with men in obtaining four-year college degrees and are more likely to work in managerial and professional careers today than 20 years ago, they are not sufficiently educated or trained to qualify for better-paying technical occupations such as systems analysts, software designers, and engineers. Only 28 percent of women pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees are studying in fields that will prepare them for work in science, engineering, or information technology. The highest proportions of women with a college education are still in two traditionally female careers, teaching and nursing. The study also found that women are less able than men to take advantage of flexible work schedules, job sharing job sharing Noun an arrangement by which a job is shared by two part-time workers job sharing job n → Jobsharing nt, Arbeitsplatzteilung f , and telecommuting telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, transmitting work material to a business office by means of a modem and telephone lines; it is also known as telework. . Among adults with more than a college degree, flextime flextime, system of assigning hours for work that permits employees to choose, within specified limits, the hours that they will be at their place of employment. In many companies, there is a "core time" when all employees must be present each workday. is available to more men (55.5 percent) than women (39.7 percent). The report notes that disparities exist not only between women and men, but also among women themselves. Educational progress, for example, continues to vary by income level and by race and ethnicity, with Latinas, a disproportionately low-income population, averaging less than a high school education. The women most likely to be employed in fields with higher-than-average wages are Asian Americans (8.9 percent) and whites (8.7 percent). To purchase Women at Work, call 1-800-225-9998. |
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