Pay Discrimination

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Pay Discrimination

In this assignment, you will look at the data on women's and men's pay, and explore reasons for the pay differential. See the file attached below for specific details required and grading criteria

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ECO202 – Microeconomics Unit 6 Assignment: Pay Discrimination Due: Sunday by 11:59 pm at the end of Unit 6. Why do women earn less than men? In this assignment you will look at the data on women's and men's pay, and explore reasons for the pay differential. Respond to the 3 key questions below. What does the data tell us? 1. Based on information you find in the sites below, compile a list of the five most important statistics that you find regarding pay differentials. Explain why each statistic is important. Go to the U.S. Department of Labor's Women’s Bureau "Women in the Labor Force in 2006" at: http://www.dol.gov/wb/factsheets/Qf-laborforce-06.htm For a journalistic summary see "End Sex Discrimination for Good" in The Christian Science Monitor at: http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0501/p09s02-coop.html What are the reasons for the pay differential? 2. Prepare a list of explanations for the pay differential based on this source: http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/career/20050307a1.asp 3. Choose the two most plausible explanations from your two lists. Summarize the data in support of these two explanations. Your final product will be a paper that:    Addresses each of the four questions above in total. Is APA fortatted. The body is to be 2 pages minimum. The requirements for your assignment are: 1. Answer each question fully 2. Define the overall subject of each question. 3. Cite at least three (3) resources from this week’s materials. Students: Be sure to read the criteria and review the grading rubric on the next page, by which your paper/project will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write. Evaluation Rubric for Unit 6 Assignment CRITERIA Overview of the Topic Deficient 0-13 Points Does not provide an adequate overview or is missing. 0-11 Points Questions unanswered and/or poorly answered. 0-5 Points References to Course Materials Less than 3 references, no assimilation to the questions. Complet e Answers APA Format Writing Quality 0-1 Point Format has errors that impede professional presentation; and/or APA not followed, reference page missing. 0-1 Point More than 7 writing errors, to include spelling and punctuation. Proficient 14-27 Points Overview is presented, though may not be clear or complete. 12-23 Points All questions answered with 1-2 sentence inputs. 6-10 Points 3 references, minimal assimilation to the questions. 2-3 Points APA format and reference page has few errors that do not impede professional presentation. 2-3 Points More than 4 writing errors, to include spelling and punctuation. Exemplary Point s Earne d 28-40 Points Overview is clearly presented including all criteria outlined above. 24-35 Points All questions answered with depth and clarity. 11-15 Points 4 or more references and assimilations show depth and clarity. 4-5 Points APA format and reference page is clear, professional, and error free. 4-5 Points No writing errors. Total 10 0
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