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A woman and a man start the same job, on the same day, with the same qualifications. They will start with the same salaries and benefits, right? Probably not. According to a study by The American Association of University Women, a man and woman can share the same college, major, and career, but the woman will make less than the man. On average women tend to earn roughly 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man (Institute For Women 's Policy Research). In a report published by Catalyst (a non-profit

every day. One significant discrimination problem the world population is battling, takes place in the work place. Women, who are as equally trained and educated, and with the same experience as men are not getting equal pay, “The American Association of University Women is releasing a new study that shows when men and women attend the same kind of college, pick the same major and accept the same kind of job, on average, the woman will still earn 82 cents to every dollar that a man earns” (Coleman)

every day. One significant discrimination problem the world population is battling, takes place in the work place. Women, who are as equally trained and educated, and with the same experience as men are not getting equal pay, “The American Association of University Women is releasing a new study that shows when men and women attend the same kind of college, pick the same major and accept the same kind of job, on average, the woman will still earn 82 cents to every dollar that a man earns” (Coleman)

every day. One significant discrimination problem the world population is combating, takes place in the work field. Women, who are as equally trained and educated, and with the same experience as men are not getting equal pay, “The American Association of University Women is releasing a new study that shows when men and women attend the same kind of college, pick the same major and accept the same kind of job, on average, the woman will still earn 82 cents to every dollar that a man earns”(Coleman)

the penalty of being paid less than her male colleagues if she were to obtain that job. The problem is sexism and its consequences. The consequences of this type of discrimination lead to unequal pay for the same kind of work. “The American Association of University Women is releasing a new study that shows when men and women attend the same kind of college, pick the same major and accept the same kind of job, on average, the woman will still earn 82 cents to every dollar that a man earns” (Coleman)

mathematics to an inspiring degree. Take the following women as examples, for they have created history in mathematics forever. Euphemia Lofton Haynes In 1943, Euphemia Lofton Haynes was the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in Mathematics. Ms. Haynes attended the Catholic University in Washington, D.C. Ms. Haynes father, Dr. William S. Lofton, was a prominent black dentist and financier of black business in the area and her mother, Lavinia Day Lofton, was active in the Catholic church

one way to examine the consequences of climate change. Margaret Davis is an American palynologist and paleoecologist who received a B.A from Radcliffe College, Ph.D. in biology from Harvard University and an honorary M.S from Yale University. She served as president of the Ecological Society of America and the American Quaternary Association and as chair of the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the University of Minnesota. She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1982

mathematicians, the most famous, perhaps greatest, African American Mathematician. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics in 1938, Master of Arts in Mathematics in 1939, and his Ph.D. in 1941 (at the age of 22), all from the University of Illinois. He is the seventh African American to receive a Ph.D. in Mathematics. He is the first and only African American to be any one of: a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a President of the American Statistical Society, and a Vice President of the America

Greek-letter organizations to be better every day. Jessica has authored two books, I Heart Recruitment: The Eight Steps to Limitless Possibility for Sororities and Social Excellence: We Dare You. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Eastern Illinois University and a Master of Science in Higher Education and Student Affairs from Indiana

natural history, especially a zoologist or botanist. John Muir was born April 21, 1838, in Dunbar, Scotland. When he was a young child he enjoyed learning and creating inventions and after showing his inventions at the state Fair, Muir attended the University of Wisconsin during the early 1860s. John left school in 1863 and he took up studying botany and exploring the natural world by foot while taking on jobs to support himself. he was blinded for a time when he was in involved in an accident while