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advertisement advertisement advertisement It’s a fact that’s difficult to ignore–women in the workplace generally make less money than men. advertisement advertisement The gender pay gap is not a new issue–equality in the workplace has been an uphill battle for American women for years. During World War II, women entered the workforce in droves to fill the void left by men deployed overseas. But by the end of the war, many women were forced back into lower-paying jobs–or laid off in favor of returning servicemen. We’ve come a long way since then, and there are now women occupying a number of high-paying, high-responsibility jobs. But the pay gap between men and women’s earnings has been slow to close. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, women were earning only 62 cents per dollar earned by men in 1979. Even today, women in the United States are paid on average only 77 cents for every dollar men make, according … [Read more...] about This Map Will Tell You How Big The Gender Pay Gap Is In Your State (Infographic)

advertisement advertisement advertisement Maria Klawe has an impressive resume. A mathematician, computer scientist, and scholar, she is the first female president of Harvey Mudd College . She’s on the boards of Microsoft and Math for America. advertisement advertisement Before that, she served as dean of engineering at Princeton. She gives talks around the world about diversity in the STEM industry. No wonder she was named among Fortune’s List of “ The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders .” But despite all these accomplishments, Klawe feels like a fraud . It started years ago when she felt like she couldn’t even take a taxi or stay in a hotel because she grew up in a family that never had the money to do those things. The feeling popped up at various points in her career when she was surrounded by men and felt like she didn’t belong in the insular world of computer technology. Klawe is in good company. A cadre of stellar … [Read more...] about How To Stop Feeling Like A Fraud