There are two reasons why women employed full time earn 74 percent of what men earn. One is that most women are employed in less responsible and less demanding jobs than most men. The other is that there is inequality of pay for women whose work is as demanding and responsible as that of men. (JOW)

There is a quiet revolution occurring in pay practices with the basis for pay shifting from status to contribution. Traditionally, an individual's pay has been largely a function of the social and organizational position he or she occupies. Issues discussed include comparable worth, merit pay, gainsharing, and pay-for-skill. (JOW)

Average annual salaries and average beginning salaries for teachers are reported by geographical region for rural teachers and for teachers nationwide. While average annual salaries for rural teachers were considerably lower than for urban and suburban teachers, beginning salaries did not differ as widely. (Author/MT)

This study found that compensating differentials exist in final salary and initial pension benefits, that large pension plans and collectively bargained plans provide larger postretirement benefit increases, and that benefit increases are larger in percentage terms for those who have been retired the longest and for those with the most years of…

The organization of this compilation of data on public libraries serving large populations is alphabetical by the name of the town in which the reporting system is located. This report arms many directors to wage the battle of the budget. (4 references) (Author/NH)

Although average annual earnings of blacks are considerably lower than those of whites, the earnings distributions have large overlapping areas. (Editor)

The most important reason for the difference in the average pay of men and women is the clustering of women in lower paying jobs. (Author)

Interpretative look at the marketplace, along with related statistics on economic conditions and their relationship to college graduates entering industry. (Author/CJ)

New data from the Current Population Survey indicate that women have fewer years in their current occupations than men, a factor which affects the earnings disparity. (Author)

This article endeavors to explicate some of the mechanisms whereby the dual sector distinction is relevant for earnings determination. The author estimates both direct and indirect sectoral effects, disaggregates the dependent variable into hourly wage and annual hours worked components, and explores the interplay between sector and occupational…

Compares pre-CETA and post-CETA earnings and income for racial and sexual categories, controlling for age and education. It was found that White gains exceed those for Blacks but that the White income distribution appears to converge with that of Blacks after CETA. (CT)

Outlines the positions taken by the nurses and by the city in the suit contending that the city and county of Denver discriminate against nurses in the area of pay. At the time the article was written, the case was before the Supreme Court. (IRT)

British panel data from 1991-1996 on 950 men indicated that the 60% who were union covered were more likely to receive training and more days of training than those not covered by unions. Among trained workers, union-covered ones received higher returns and greater wage growth. (Contains 48 references.) (SK)

Estimating salary regressions on data from the 1993-94 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study showed that gender differences in total college credits accounted for more of the male-female salary gap than majors, grades, or institutions. Gender differences in job sector, industry, and hours worked had the largest effect on the gap. However, as…