ISBN:
9781536116847
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (142 pages)
Series Statement:
Women's Studies
Parallel Title:
Print version Harris, Charlotte G Women in America: Social and Economic Achievements and Challenges
DDC:
305.420973
Keywords:
Women--United States--Social conditions
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Using the Document -- Getting Additional Information -- I. People, Families, and Income -- Marriage and Childbirth -- Households and Income -- 1. While the Populations of Both Men and Women are Aging, Women Continue to Outnumber Men at Older Ages -- 2. Both Women and Men are Delaying Marriage -- 3. Fewer Women are Married than in the Past -- 4. More Women than in the Past have Never had a Child -- 5. Women are Giving Birth to their First Child at Older Ages -- 6. Women are Having Fewer Children -- 7. Most Adults Live in Households Headed by Married Couples -- Single-Mother Households are More Common than Single-Father Households -- 8. Women are more Likely than Men to be in Poverty -- II. Education -- Enrollment and Graduation -- Academic Fields -- Other Challenges -- 1. Women's Gains in Educational Attainment have Significantly Outpaced those of Men over the Last 40 Years -- 2. Female Students Score Higher than Males on Reading Assessments and Lower than Males on Mathematics Assessments -- 3. Higher Percentages of Women than Men Age 25-34 have Earned a College Degree -- 4. More Women than Men have Received a Graduate Education -- 5. Women Earn the Majority of Conferred Degrees Overall but Earn Fewer Degrees than Men in Science and Technology -- 6. Higher Percentages of Women than Men Participate in Adult Education -- III. Employment -- Labor Force Participation -- Occupations -- Earnings and Contributions -- 1. After Decades of Significant Increases, the Labor Force Participation Rate for Women has Held Steady in Recent Years -- 2. Unemployment Rates for Women have Risen Less than for Men in Recent Recessions
Abstract:
3. More Women than Men Work Part Time, and Women and Men have Roughly Equal Access to Flexible Work Schedules -- 4. Education Pays for Both Women and Men, but the Pay Gap Persists -- 5. Women and Men Continue to Work in Different Occupations -- 6. Female-headed Families have the Lowest Family Earnings among All Family Types -- 7. In Families where Both Husband and Wife are Employed, Employed Wives Spend more Time in Household Activities than do Employed Husbands -- 8. Women are More Likely than Men to do Volunteer Work -- IV. Health -- General Health Status -- Health Conditions and Risk Factors -- Access to and Utilization of Health Care -- Demographic Factors -- 1. Women have Longer Life Expectancy than Men, but the Gap is Decreasing -- 2. Women are almost 40 Percent More Likely than Men to Report Difficulty Walking -- 3. More Women than Men Report Having a Chronic Medical Condition -- 4. Females Age 12 and Older are More Likely Than Males to Report Experiencing Depression -- 5. More than One-third of All Women Age 20 and Older are Obese -- 6. Less than Half of All Women Meet the Federal Physical Activity Guidelines for Aerobic Activity -- 7. In 2008, the Cesarean Rate was the Highest Ever Reported in the United States -- 8. Many Women do not Receive Specific Recommended Preventive Care -- 9. The Share of Women Age 18-64 without Health Insurance has Increased -- 10. One Out of Seven Women Age 18-64 has No Usual Source of Health Care -- V. Crime and Violence -- Crimes against Women -- Crimes Committed by Women -- Correctional Supervision -- 1. Nonfatal Violent Crimes against Women Declined between 1993 and 2008 -- 2. Homicides of Females Declined between 1993 and 2008 -- 3. Nonfatal Attacks on Women by Intimate Partners Declined between 1994 and 2008 -- 4. Reported Rape Rates Declined during the 1990s and have Remained Stable in Recent Years
Abstract:
5. Women are at Greater Risk than Men for Stalking Victimization -- 6. Females Account for a Small but Growing Share of Persons Arrested for Violent Crimes other than Homicide -- 7. Females are Convicted more Frequently for Property crimes than for Violent Crimes -- 8. The Imprisonment Rate for Females has Increased Significantly -- Detailed Sources and Notes -- End Notes -- Jobs and Economic Security for America's Women -- Executive Summary -- I. The State of Play for Women and Long-Term Challenges -- Changing role of women in the economy -- Long-term challenges -- Gender wage gap -- Female underrepresentation in high levels of management and high paying industries -- Issues facing particular groups of women -- II. Women in Today's Economy -- Unemployment -- Wages -- State and Local Government Fiscal Crises -- III. Obama Administration Policies to Create Jobs for Women and Support Women in the Workforce -- 1. Promote Economic Expansion and Job Growth for Women -- Saving Jobs in Critical Areas for Women -- Health Care Jobs Going Forward -- TANF Emergency Contingency Fund -- Support for Women-owned Businesses -- Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act -- 2. Train Women for Quality Jobs -- Higher Education -- Job Training -- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education -- Helping Female Veterans Transition into the Civilian Workforce -- 3. Support Women at Home and in Jobs -- Workplace Flexibility -- Rewarding Working Families through Tax Incentives -- Equal Pay -- Helping Families with Child Care Costs -- Making Work Pay in the Recovery Act -- Caregiver Initiative -- Supporting Paid Sick Leave -- Consumer Financial Protection for Women -- Health Security for Women -- Improving Nutrition and Fighting Hunger -- 4. Supporting Women in Retirement and Between Jobs -- Economic Recovery Payments -- Extending Help for the Unemployed
Abstract:
Supporting Female Retirees Through Social Security -- End Notes -- Chapter Sources -- Index
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