High School Vs. Doctoral Income, Unequal Pay Or Gender Discrimination

Recently released statistics show that for men working full-time, their median income is $49,398 a year. The median income for women working full-time is $37,791. Median income statistics include workers who have less than a high school diploma to workers with a doctoral degree. Annual pay breaks down by educational level as follows:

1. less than a high school diploma $24,492
2. for a high school diploma $33,904
3. some college but no degree $37,804
4. Associates Degree $40,820
5. Bachelor’s Degree $55,432
6. Master’s Degree $67,600
7. Doctoral Degree $84,448

The overall median income statistics, for all degrees of education, show wage discrimination towards women. The Equal Pay Act is of particular concern if a woman with the same qualifications is being paid less than a man. If you are the victim of gender discrimination or unequal pay, contact our discrimination lawyers at +1 (818) 783-7300.

Gender Discrimination Cases

While unequal pay continues to be a problem in the United States, as of late, we have witnessed an increasing number of reversed gender discrimination cases. A reversed gender discrimination case is when a man is treated worse than a woman due to the fact he is a man. Examples of reversed gender discrimination cases we have been involved in include a woman owner of a famous fast food restaurant deciding that she needed a woman to manage her restaurant and firing my client who was a man. In another case, a woman decided that she preferred women to do computer graphics work and fired out male client. Some cases have involved women believing that having a man in the clerical pool would disrupt the sense of congeniality.

The issue of gender discrimination may also come up when a male industrial worker is injured. An appropriate reasonable accommodation for a permanent disability, or work related injury, may include office work. While the man may be capable of performing office work, a myriad of excuses are made to prevent him from working in the female dominated part of the office.

Needless to say, women continue to experience gender discrimination other than merely in their wages. Sometimes working outside, in the field, is the next step to a promotion. The male employees may enjoy telling dirty jokes on drives in the field, or acting grossly so they prevent women from entering into the field work. Right now we have a case involving the insurance industry where it is quite obvious that if women want to work in the field they need to make themselves available for sexual harassment, gender degrading jokes on the radio, flirtation, and possible hotel sex.

Top Gender Discrimination Attorney In Los Angeles

Gender discrimination and pay discrimination still exists in the United States, and many employment decisions are motivated by gender discrimination. If you have suffered a serious loss due to gender discrimination in the workplace, contact our firm at +1 (818) 783-7300. Serious employment losses include the termination of a job, or lower pay for a long period of time. Cases involving a failure to promote or demote may or may not be strong enough to be won, or feasible to take on a contingency. Of course, off color remarks about gender may also form a sex discrimination or sexual harassment lawsuit.