Trends in Employment and Earnings
Women’s status in the area of employment and earnings has improved on two indicators since the publication of IWPR’s last national report on the status of women, the 2004 Status of Women in the States, and remained unchanged or declined on two others. Women’s median annual earnings for full-time, year-round work in 2013 ($39,157) were nearly identical to their earnings for similar work in 2002 ($39,108 when adjusted to 2013 dollars). The gender earnings ratio improved during this time from 76.6 to 78.3 percent, narrowing the gender wage gap by 1.7 percentage points, and the share of women working in professional or managerial occupations grew from 33.2 to 39.9 percent. Women’s labor force participation rate, however, declined from 59.6 in 2002 to 57.0 percent in 2014.
The Pink to Green Toolkit 6.1: Health and Safety Issues for Women in Construction
In addition to the primary safety and health hazards faced by all construction workers, female construction workers face specific safety and health issues. A number of issues—ranging from restricted access to sanitary toilets, to poor on-the-job training, to protective clothing and equipment in the wrong sizes—adversely affect women’s ability to perform their jobs safely.
The Pink to Green Toolkit 6.2: Health and Safety of Women in Construction Quiz
Use this tool to introduce the curriculum module of Tool 6.1 and cover the general ideas, such as that there is still a lack of awareness, understanding and recognition of these issues.
The Pink to Green Toolkit 6.3: Women in the Construction Workplace – Providing Equitable Health and Safety Protections
WOMEN IN THE CONSTRUCTION WORKPLACE: PROVIDING EQUITABLE HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTECTION
