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Women lag men in high-pay jobs
©Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Women are less likely than men to reach the highest salary brackets and are more likely to live in poverty, according to a government survey released Monday. Nearly 16 percent of men age 15 and older who worked full time in 2001 earned at least $75,000 a year, compared with 6 percent of women, the Census Bureau reported. About 20 percent of men earned between $50,000 and $75,000, compared to 12 percent of women. Nearly 46 percent of management positions were filled by women in 2002, up from only about a third in 1983 but virtually unchanged from the record high set in 2001. Women are far more likely than men to live in poverty, especially at older ages. For instance, 12 percent of women age 65 and older lived in poverty, compared to 7 percent of men. The estimates are from a survey conducted in March 2002 by the Census Bureau. They are being released to coincide with Women's History Month. Despite lingering disparities, a separate Census Bureau report last week showed that earning levels for women are at record highs, with those holding college diplomas especially benefiting. The number of women with at least a bachelor's degree is also at a record high. In the workplace, 9.4-million women worked in executive or managerial positions -- 45 percent of such jobs in 2002. Women held the majority of the jobs in the field of technical or related support services. Nearly one-quarter of the 63.6-million working women in 2002 worked in administrative or clerical positions, larger than any other field. Other highlights: Of the 282.1-million U.S. residents in March 2002, 51 percent were women. Women age 15 and older were slightly less likely than men in the same age group to be married and living with their spouse (51 percent and 54 percent, respectively). However, women were much more likely to be widowed than men (10 percent versus 3 percent).
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