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Male Discrimination

A recent survey of over 100
employers in large companies indicates
that the lack of utilization of college
education by women may be not only
because of male discrimination against
women but also because of women's
lack of strong self-image. The survey
asked the employers why women were
paid less than men, particularly when
they filled the same positions.

The most frequent explanations were
"discrimination and prejudice" and
claims that "women were not
career-oriented.' The third most
frequent response was that women
decide to accept jobs which pay less
and apply for lower paying positions
limiting their opportunities.

In the professional and technical
fields, Southern women earn less than
two-thirds the pay of men. Among
college graduates, thirteen per cent of
the women and six per cent of the men
take clerical jobs.