COUNTDOWN DAY 3:
We’ve reached Day 3 of the Women on Business Countdown to Equal Pay Day 2013, which is scheduled for April 9, 2013.
So far, we’ve shared statistics about women in business and the gender pay gap in the 1970s and the 1980s on Day 5 and Day 4 of the countdown (follow the preceding links for all of the details). Today, it’s time to look at the gender pay gap in the 1990s and 2000s.
As you can see in the infographic below, in the 1990s and 2000s, the gender pay gap decreased significantly. In the 1980s, women were earning just 62% of what men were earning for the same work. In the 2000s, women were making 77% what men were earning.
Those years from 1990 through 2009 brought great things to women in the workforce. During that time, women-owned companies grew by 28%, which was 3-times more than all privately held businesses. However, only 9% of women were successful in getting angel capital funding. Gender gaps in business were still far from disappearing.
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View the Gender Pay Gap Slideshow to learn more equal pay statistics
Susan Gunelius
Susan Gunelius is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Women on Business. She is a 30-year veteran of the marketing field and has authored a dozen books about marketing, branding, and social media, including the highly popular Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing, 30-Minute Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing for Dummies, Blogging All-in-One for Dummies and Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps. Susan’s marketing-related content can be found on Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, MSNBC.com, BusinessWeek.com, and more. Susan is President & CEO of KeySplash Creative, Inc., a marketing communications company. She has worked in corporate marketing roles and through client relationships with AT&T, HSBC, Citibank, Intuit, The New York Times, Cox Communications, and many more large and small companies around the world. Susan also speaks about marketing, branding and social media at events around the world and is frequently interviewed by television, online, radio, and print media organizations about these topics. She holds an MBA in Management and Strategy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and is a Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).
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