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As reported on the Huffington Post, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics has released a new report on women's earnings which shows that the gender wage gap continues.
Women are still earning less than men, although the exact pay gap depends on age. At worst, the 35-44 year-old woman makes 73.6 percent of what her male counterpart earns, while a 20-24 year-old woman makes 92.9 percent. This could, in part, be due to the fact that there are more women (69 percent) in lower-paying industries like health and education, versus lucrative engineering and computing roles (9 percent).

The report also demonstrated that there are a handful of occupations, out of hundreds, where women actually made more than men.


jobs for women
Science Technicians
Average weekly earnings:
Women: $740
Men: $723


women’s earnings
Bakers
Average weekly earnings:

Women: $466
Men: $448


female pay and conditions
Dieticians and nutritionists
Average weekly earnings:
Women: $770
Men: $759


ladies pay information
Personal Appearance Workers
Average weekly earnings:
Women: $434
Both sexes: $422


women’s jobs
Teacher Aides
Average weekly earnings:
Women: $474
Men: $454
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Defining what makes the best jobs and the greatest companies to work for certainly isn't a simple task.
Rates of pay, growth prospects and employee perks and benefits certainly play a significant role. While job security, work stress, job satisfaction and benefit to society are equally important.
The ideal job and employer for each individual will naturally vary, but Fortune 500 have put together a list of the finest jobs in America and where to locate them.

This first chart details the best jobs, and some of the reasons why such as salay, job security, growth prospects and stress level.

best jobs in America. salary, satidfaction, stress, security
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The next info-graphic contains the 100 greatest companies to work for in the US. Data includes the number of employees with growth rates, pay, common job titles and number of openings currently available.

best companies to work for in the USA. Pay and job openings
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China, By The Numbers

April 19th 2010 00:53
China is the most populous state in the world with over 1.3 billion people, about one in five humans.

At about 9.6 million square kilometres (3.7 million square miles), China is the world's second largest country by land area.

Since the introduction of market-based economic reforms in 1978, China has become the world's fastest growing major economy, the world's largest exporter and second largest importer of goods. Rapid industrialization has reduced its poverty rate from 53% in 1981 to 8% in 2001.

China is a major power and will one day be known as a superpower. It has the world's third largest economy nominally which is growing rapidly and is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and has the world's largest standing army with the second-largest defense budget. China has been characterized as a potential superpower.

With such a massive population and economy, the figures behind what China produces are literally stagerring as the info-graphic below demonstrates. The most incredible thing is, these numbers are all increasing at an incredible rate!
Click on the graphic below to visit the source.

The Numners Behind China
Via: Online Schools
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Starbucks vs McDonalds

April 7th 2010 01:46
McDonalds has been around a long time, and has the most restaurants of any fast food chain in the world with over 30,000. However, the relative newcomer Starbucks is catching fast with 6,000 outlets already and an average of three new stores opening every single day.

The infographic below sourced from Princeton University compares these to other major fast food chains around the world. It gives an intriguing insight into their size, influence, growth and future prospects.



Starbucks vs McDonalds
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