We know that women earn a lower average wage than men, and earn far less money over a lifetime than men (putting our retirement security at major risk).
Further evidence is accumulating that what pay we do get, we can’t rely on. The Age reports that the slowing economy is affecting women way out of proportion. 19,700 jobs were lost last month, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics says that 19,600 of them were women’s jobs. It is not certain how much of this difference is a statistical anomaly, but 99%, I’m guessing not all of it.
I’m still wistfully hoping this is a decimal point error or something, but if not, it reflects the fact that women, especially women with caring responsibilities, are more likely to be employed in part-time and casual work, and in the retail sector – and that work is not work that women can depend on. We’re always first up against the wall.
Categories: gender & feminism, work and family
Abortion will remain in the NSW Crimes Act 
WTF OTD: Me-me-me-ternity leave 
96th Down Under Feminists Carnival 
Friday Hoyden quick hit: Linda Brodsky 
Hoyden About Town 
Boggle. Wow. *wordless*
Yup.
And my (apparently pointless) job hunting continues… not that my (male) partner’s work is exactly lucretive either.
As governments begin to cut back on social good projects, it will get worse for women. The family is just expected to pick up the short fall and we all know that, that really means women. They will continue to get away with this as long as women except this as a condition of their womanhood or love.