Since I plan on not starting a family until later on in life, I want this job to have very good hours and when I plan to start a family I am hoping to have flexible work hours. ... The median household income is 81,349 the average rental cost is 1,349, and to buy a house the average cost is 575,100. ... The average salary of a sales representative is 59,000 dollars. ... The average salary for a design assistant is 42,000 dollars. ... A buyer's average salary is 47,000. ...

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(womensorg) The gap in average wages between men and women workers has been gradually narrowing, but very gradually. ... Women 25 years of age and over have been with their current employer 4.4 years, on average, compared to 5.0 years for men. ... DeLauro emphasized that the wage gap affects a woman's livelihood and her ability to support a family. Two out of five women in the paid workforce are the sole providers for their families. ... For Ireland once stated that, "When women win equal pay, their families and communities benefit. ...

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The questionnaire consisted of 3 categories - work, family and issues. ... Under the family category the questions asked if there was an O.K. balance in their life today between career/job requirements and personal and family obligations, if the rewards of marriage/family life today equal the obligations, and if having children (now or in the future) was an important part of their family life. ... In the family category, 60% of the people interviewed felt there was a good balance in their life between their career/job requirements and their personal and family obligations. ... The questio...

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The most recent data released shows that the average hourly earnings have increased by 1.5 percent during the time period of December 2013 to December 2014. This combined with a 1.2 percent increase in the average workweek, resulted in a 2.6 percent increase in real average weekly earnings in this time period (U.S. ... With the drop in gasoline prices the average American family will have roughly $850 to spend per a year (Defterios 1). ...

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This wage still keeps most workers unable to provide for the basic needs of their families. ... Some families have both parents working so the kids are left unattended and end up getting into trouble. ... In 2000 Holly Skylar points out that the average CEO made as much as 1,223 minimum wage workers. ... Those employees who have families still struggle and most still cannot afford health benefits. ... Todays minimum wage is not working for many working families. ...

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The family desperately desires higher wages and true freedom. ... When the family finally makes it to America, their funds are very low. ... Jokubas takes the family to the meatpacking factory. ... The family finds an advertisement for a housing complex that is very cheap. ... A Socialistic style government would average the monopoly of power between the two classes. ...

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Even though many women know of the pay gap between men and women they still continue to work in these environment despite the poorer pay because the job that they are offered offer them flexibility in order to manage both the family and job responsibilities 3. ... On average for ever dollar man a earns a women has made 73 cents in 1998. ... Because women are usually known to trade off higher paying jobs for one that offers a range of flexibility to be able to juggle work and family responsibilities (GAO p.16) therefore when it comes to management they are also offered lower pay because they ...

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They were forced to do un-human things to keep themselves and their families alive. ... In 1910, 70% of all American industrial laborers worked an average of 54 hours a week. The 10 hour, 6 day a week became the average working period in U.S. and European factories. ...

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Doctors, for example, have an average minimum career of 15 years. The average maximum career in the NBA is about 6 years, and in the NFL, it is half that number. ... They have to support themselves and their families. ...

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It is not just between women and men but also from single women with no kids to single moms trying to make ends meat to support their family. ... The average childless woman makes about 90 percent of what men do for the same job, qualifications, and experience. ... I know some establishments believe that having children can prevent a mother from giving her best, but mothers also have to support their family so it is in their best interest to work their hardest and give their best performance at work in order to keep that job. ... Another issue we face in the work place is that companies are ...

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The popular TV shows were mostly westerns and family oriented shows. ... The average "American Dream" consists of getting married, having a family, getting a job that is enjoyable, and making a difference in the world. ...

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Our journey was aboard a crowded ship, and we were barely able to afford the third class tickets for my family. ... After they had been done with inspections, I spent hours looking for my family. ... "The average wage for industrial work rose between 1870 and 1900. ... My families' efforts paid off in the long run. ... We worked hard, lived well, and my family became stronger. ...

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The story is about a man named Jurgis and his family coming to America. ... Jurgis and his family took a tour of Packingtown. ... But, misfortune falls upon the family again. ... The rest of the family is stricken with numerous illnesses. ... History has always stated the deplorable conditions of the average worker at the turn of the century. ...

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The wages were on average about 15 shillings for men and 7 for women. Since the wages were so low, women who had children had to go back the day after they gave birth so they can afford to care for the family. ...

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They give up time spent with their families just to serve others food, clean their offices and even their houses. ... For instance, some people are born into poor families and their parents can not afford to send them to college to further their education. ... College graduates, on average, make near $40,000 a year after their first year out of college. ...

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Most of the immigrants had to have an income to survive and take care of their families, so when business owners demanded more hours for less pay, they often had no choice sometimes but to accept what they were given without complaint. ... They went from having absolutely no power, while having terrible working conditions, and extremely low wages to receiving a great deal of government control through unions, and reforms in both working conditions as well as receiving a salary increase, resulting in a respectable wage for an average sized family. ...

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According to Business and Professional Women/USA, 40 percent of minimum wage earners are the sole breadwinners in their families (Facts 1). Since minimum wage is only at $6.75, it is impossible to support a family with such limited funds. ... According to Business and Professional Women/USA, the average CEO in the United States during 2003 makes $5,300 an hour, which is more than 1000 times the hourly minimum wage (Facts 1). ...

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According to economist James Galbraith, the low minimum wage is not good for the families. ... They will have more income to support their families. ... According to United States Department of Labor, a raise in the minimum wage does not affect the average income per person in the U.S in a bad way. ... With a raise in the minimum wage, many families can better support their children economically. ... I mean, why not raise the minimum wage and be helpful to students, families, economy and working class? ...

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Meanwhile, the average cost of three meals a day in that particular area is $2, and the cost of living (housing, clothing, education, energy, etc.) is $3 (48 Hours). ... Many sweatshop laborers are forced to skip meals or borrow from family members (48 Hours). ...

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First off, I was surprised to find that the average Bangladesh worker only makes about 1/50th of what an American would make for the same job. ... This is a huge improvement for many struggling families, but it is still not enough. ...

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He once makes a very absurd comment that said, "with the money I"m making now, I can't afford to support my family." ... Even though they can only make good money in a short amount of time, it is still thousands of times more than average workers. ...

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Continuing to work at at different paces during the 1990's it was found that "In 1996 the number of persons holding two or more jobs averaged 7.8 million" (31). Many people at that time and even today have more than one job because one low wage job can not sustain one whole family. ...

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On average workers make between $0.80 to $1.25 an hour and are unaware of their right under Mexico's labor code. ... Then you read these stories about adults who make at the most $1.25 per hour and do harder work then anyone in this world and have families to support. ...

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The LBH presented and Indonesian woman's pay slip for August that showed she had worked and average of four and a half-hours of overtime day (Connor & Atkinson, 1996). ... Nike provides these living quarters that often times are worse than the average Indonesian village. ...

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