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  • Fact Sheet on Gender: Selected Comparisons

The following graphs are provided to enhance reader understanding and comprehension, as well as to complement the articles presented in Race/Ethnicity. Readers are encouraged to consult the Web sites listed in the captions, as well as such sources as the Gender Info 2007 from the United Nations (www.devinfo.info/genderinfo) and the Data Catalog from the World Bank (data.worldbank.org).


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Figure 1.

The Wage Gap by Gender and Race, 1970 through 2006. Median annual earnings of black men and women, Hispanic men and women, and white women as a percentage of white men’s median annual earnings. Source: Infoplease.com, from U.S. Current Population Survey of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the National Committee on Pay Equity. Note: 1970 figures for Hispanic men and woman are not available; therefore, data from 1975 was substituted. Earnings for Asian men and women were added to the 2003 report. For the year 2009, Asian women’s earnings equaled 92 percent of white male earnings, while Asian men earned 112 percent.

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Figure 2.

Women in Parliaments. Rankings are the percentage of women in lower or single House. Figures are the most recently available, and were collected between 2000 and 2010. Source: The Inter-parliamentary Union (www.ipu.org).

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Figure 3.

U.S. Intermarriage Trends, Newlyweds, 2008. Source: Pew Social and Demographic Trends (pewsocialtrends.org).

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Figure 4.

U.S. Intermarriage Trends, 1980–2008. Source: Pew Social and Demographic Trends (pewsocialtrends.org).

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Figure 5.

Good Place, Racial and Ethnic Minorities. Response is in answer to the question, “Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place for racial and ethnic minorities?” Source: Gallup Worldview (worldview.gallup.com).

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Figure 6.

Good Place, Gay and Lesbian People. Response is in answer to the question, “Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place for gay and lesbian people?” Source: Gallup Worldview (worldview.gallup.com).

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