--- Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William T Goodall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 7:23 AM
> Subject: Girls more confident of success
>
>
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3110594.stm
> >
> > "Women have overtaken men at every level of education in developed
> > countries around the world.
> >
> > And girls are now more confident of getting better-paid, professional
> > jobs than their flagging male counterparts.
> >
> > International education figures, published by the Organisation for
> > Economic Co-operation and Development, show a consistent picture,
> > across cultures and continents, of women achieving better results than
> > men.
> >
> > The OECD survey is a detailed comparison of education achievement and
> > spending in 43 developed countries.
> >
> > The success of girls is a complete reversal of what would have been
> > expected a generation ago, said Andreas Schleicher, head of analysis at
> > the OECD's education directorate.
> >
> > And he says that the 1990s have seen a remarkable change in women's
> > expectations and achievements.
> >
> > The survey found that in almost every developed country, 15-year-old
> > girls are more confident than boys about getting high-income jobs.
> >
> > For example, in the United Kingdom, 63% of girls expect to have "white
> > collar, high-skilled" jobs by the time they are 30, compared to only
> > 51% of boys.
> >
> > This picture of girls with higher expectations than boys is repeated in
> > the United States, Japan, Italy, Spain, Germany, France and Australia.
> >
> > And girls have good reason to be more confident than boys, because
> > academically, around the globe, they are more successful - which is
> > likely to lead to higher-income jobs. "
>
> But, has it? Looking at
>
> http://www.census.gov/prod/3/98pubs/p20-505.pdf
>
> we see that, back in '97, 53% of the 25-29 year olds with at least a BA/BS
> were female. Those folks are now 31-35 years old. If the trend indicated
> income, then women in that age group should, on the average, make more than
> men.
>
> But, what do we find in the US? For 30-34 year olds (fairly close), the
> mean income for men is 39,989, while for women it is 27,331. For 25-29
> year olds the mean income for men is 33,405, while for women it is 24,760.
> My source is
>
> http://ferret.bls.census.gov/macro/032002/perinc/new01_011.htm.
>
> When I read what was not mentioned in the article, it was like the hounds
> not barking....the shift from talking about actual results to expectations
> was a clear signal of what really is happening.
But what does this mean? Does it mean that problem solving proves more
valuable than memorization and empathic ability? Is it good news for
technological advancement?
Or does it mean that the numbers representing mean income for women is
representative of ~all~ women in ~all~ age groups?
Does it mean that women, unlike men forgo carriers to rais families?
What is never talked about is why these numbers are the way they are.
That's the advantage of writting an article about statistics, it could mean
anything. So you can spin it to mean whatever you like.
What do I know? In my social group women who do not stop work to raise
families are makeing 10% to 20% moret than heir male counterparts in the same
jobs. Women, not men, are in the majority of upper managment positions.
Are workeplaces becomeing more "political" and "empathic based" becose of it?
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