{"product_id":"getting-even-why-women-dont-get-paid-like-men-and-what-to-do-about-it-paperback","title":"Getting Even: Why Women Don't Get Paid Like Men--And What to Do about It - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEvelyn Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eE. J. Graff\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA WORKING WOMAN EARNS 77 CENTS FOR EVERY MALE DOLLAR.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the twenty-first century, the gender wage gap still affects the daily life of women throughout the country, at every economic level, from cashier to CEO. Is it fair? No. Can it be stopped? Absolutely. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this intelligently argued and carefully researched book, Evelyn Murphy, Ph.D., examines how much women (and their families) lose over a lifetime to the wage gap, knocks down the myth that women \"choose\" to make less, and documents the widespread discrimination that's holding down women's pay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But here's the good news: The wage gap can be closed. Having served as an economist, politician, public official, and corporate officer, Murphy has a 360-degree view of the problem -- and of the solution. Read this book -- and get even.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvelyn Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e was the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1987 to 1991. She was the first woman in the state's history to hold statewide office. She has been an executive vice president of Blue Cross \u0026amp; Blue Shield of Massachusetts and is a corporate director of SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance Bank of America. She is the founder and president of the WAGE (Women Are Getting Even) Project Inc., which is dedicated to closing the wage gap in every American workplace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eE.J. Graff, \u003c\/b\u003e a senior researcher at the Brandeis Institute for Investigative Journalism, is a senior correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe American Prospect\u003c\/i\u003e and has written for such publications as \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, The Nation, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e the\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times, \u003c\/i\u003e and Salon.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 8.44 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761466376480,"sku":"9780743296397","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1630c682d850344fab548831980c2c55.webp?v=1780208282","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/getting-even-why-women-dont-get-paid-like-men-and-what-to-do-about-it-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}