This article states that women are poised to outnumber men in the labor force because of the deep recession the nation is experiencing. Author Dalton Conley believes policy needs to address the widening income gap among families, as higher paying jobs are more likely to have women at work than lower paying ones that do not cover childcare expenses.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/13/AR2009021301647.html
Topic: Should the Obama administration work to eliminate pay inequality for women?
Category:Journalistic/article
Title: Women Have Come a Long Way, the Family Picture is Less Bright
Publication Information: The Washington Post, in Washington,DC. The article was published on February 15,2009, page B03.
Author: Dalton Conley, Dean of Social Science,New York University.
Location:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/13/AR2009021301647.html
Accessed: March 1,2009
Support:Sociologists asserting there is more like marrying like recently;Henry Ford, who paid his workers a five dollar a week family wage, and would not allow his employees spouses to work.
Source Analysis: The Washington Post is a highly esteemed publication,and the online component reaches over twelve million adults in an average month. The Washington Post also owns Slate Media.
Usefulness:This article is fairly useful, as it brings a new way of looking at women’s pay issues, from a widening pay gap among families. I think I will bring Henry Ford’s family wage into my presentation. It is an interesting contrast from today, because the men’s spouses were not even permitted to work, and if there were women workers,unmarried of course, they were not entitled to a family wage.
Works Cited:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-adv/media_kit/wpd/index.html
http://www.cyberessays.com/History/57.htm
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