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Issues in Economics Today
Issues in Economics Today
Robert Guell, Indiana State University
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Web-Based Issues Questions

Question 30.1

Click on this article

http://www.now.org/eNews/feb2001/021601wagegap.html

Comment on whether the size of the pay gap in this article takes into account the types of choices men and women make as they were described in the text. Should those choices be  taken into account?

Question 30.2

Click on this article

http://www.now.org/eNews/dec2001/121701boardseats.html

Comment on the conclusion of this article. Is it too optimistic? Is ¼ of Board seats in 25 years a high enough goal? What would the “right” percentage be given the differences in what majors men and women choose in college?





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