----- 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. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
