Women who leave the workplace: Opting out or overlooking discrimination?
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 15:32
in Psychology & Sociology
For the first time in history, the majority of Americans believe that women's job opportunities are equal to men's. For example, a 2005 Gallup poll indicated that 53 percent of Americans endorse the view that opportunities are equal, despite the fact that women still earn less than men, are underrepresented at the highest levels of many fields, and face other gender barriers such as bias against working mothers and inflexible workplaces.