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The average salary between men and women in the is about $44,000. The average salary is decided between men and women in which men receive more money. It is also based on a citizens education. Citizens that graduated college tend to make a higher average salary than the citizens that didn't go to college.

Women deserve equal pay. On average, they are paid less than their male counterparts. It effects their spending power and what women receive in their social security.

The 77 cent claim has been repeatedly refuted because it does not accommodate for the fact that women are more likely to choose lower paying jobs or jobs with benefits. Men on average work longer hours. Single, childless women in major cities earn more than men. Women obtain 58% of college degrees. Women are less likely to go into STEM jobs. Also statistics are easily manipulated. Watch TJ explain the wage gap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWAlg48fNwE

I definitely agree with this article. Even if some people like to think this isn't a problem it definitely is. For men and women in the same field regardless of what that field is men often get the higher income than women do. My mother is a major example of this and often talks about how the men in the same department as her make more money even when they produce less work that generally isn't that good. On top of that my mother works the same amount of hours and even more than average in a given week yet still doesn't come close to the pay gap. Of course, there may be inconsistency in statistics but it is definitely still an issue to be aware of because it still exists.

This article demonstrates the annual averages on earnings for different demographics. It also includes the average earnings for men over women for the last 50 years and how it has increased over time.

This is a commentary excerpt from a larger report about the crisis of education and how it relates to the average American woman and poverty/quality of life. Included within the article are interesting statistics based facts gathered from The Shriver Report.

This is a commentary excerpt from a larger report about the crisis of education and how it relates to the average American woman and poverty/quality of life. Included within the article are interesting statistics based facts gathered from The Shriver Report.

This site has specific charts and information organized in any way you choose. It could be used as a tool for many research projects, because it includes wage differences in countries and between genders.

This site has specific charts and information organized in any way you choose. It could be used as a tool for many research projects, because it includes wage differences in countries and between genders.

This weighs the options of penalizing obese people ans well as smokers. On average they die 10 years faster than the normal person. It is something they feel against the poor. "Its not about their health its about everyone else"

Should the CEO's of major corporations get paid less?

This article compares what Americans spend on health care to other high-income nations such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Compared to these countries, Americans spend nearly twice as much on health care. The article goes over the causes of this such as obesity and expensive technology as well as affects such as higher rate of death from preventable causes and less doctor visits than average.

In 1998 the individual soda intake was at its highest, averaging a surprising 56.1 gallons. Six years later in 2004, carbonated soft drinks had a 7 percent decline in individual consumption. In addition, replacing regular soda with diet soda helped decrease the intake of caloric beverages an impressive 12 percent. Health problems like obesity and being overweight result from the lack of nutrients in these beverages. The widespread issues are due to high rise consumption rates of these carbonated soft drinks. Liquid candy is statistically proven to be a prime factor for excessive weight increase. A problem for our population following the increase is the Type 2 diabetes. These health issues can lead to long term illnesses and sometimes life threatening diseases such as heart attacks, strokes and cancer.

Why do Americans have so much debt? This article gives some great statistics on debt, and why we have seen an increase in personal debt in America.

Healthcare services for retired military are strained. State-level Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals are working to rebuild their reputation after the 2014 allegations of widespread patient neglect and long wait times. The responsibility private medical providers have toward veterans is clear - one-third of VA hospitals and clinics report inadequate mental health staff and patients wait an average of eight weeks to see a VA counselor for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

This article shows how increased media exposure affects our bodies and the way we envision our bodies. Talks about effects of media advertising and youth, and how media can influence eating disorders.

Mass media provides a significantly influential context for people to learn about body ideals and the value placed on being attractive. Over 80% of Americans watch television daily. On average, these people watch over three hours per day. American children engage in increasing amounts of media use, a trend fueled largely by the growing availability of internet access through phones and laptops.

I think this is a great topic. Since, we are all in college and know first hand the expenses of college. This article argues to push for free college. He talks about a college in Georgia where they have scholarships for free college. I think this is rather interesting!

As much as I would love to see free education, it would not be free because it would come down to the average tax payer to pay for it. I do however wish to see lower interest rates.

I wish education could be 100% free. Everyone is always pushing us younger people to pursue a college degree without knowing that college isn't just a sign up and go kind of thing. You have to pay thousands of dollars either out of pocket or by federal funding.

This article talks about how climate change is the reason for hurricane Harvey. Scientist predicted that this hurricane was going to happen. He also gives examples of climate change and the first steps to help it not to get worse.

Climate change is an important issue that has an impact far outside the present. I thought the author made an interesting point at the beginning of his article, when he talked about how after 9-11 we found terror but when it comes to climate change people look the other way.

Hurricane Harvey is one of the many signs that climate change is a threat to our planet. The article states that "last year was the third year in a row to set a record for highest global average surface temperature " and since then other studies and reports have only further proven these dacts.

The healthcare system in the US has become neglected and therefore, utterly flawed. This can lead to a lower life expectancy within out country. This article explains the complications of getting healthcare and how the system can be improved slightly.

Seeing the United States average life expectancy compared to other countries was a surprise because we are one of the lowest on the list .

Leingang notes that Arizonans are getting on average less educated with every year that passes. Arizonans over 65 are among the top 20 in the nation for higher education, whereas the younger 25-40 population is ranked 40th.

This is an article all about breaking down the statistics surrounding Arizona's growing income gap between the middle class and the elite. Like most of America, our middle class has remained just about stagnant, while from 2017 to 2019, the top 20% of income earners in Arizona has risen 1.9%, which is .5% more than the national average.

Work-life balance is topped in several cities in North Carolina, led by Durham due to low commute times and the average least amount of hours spent on the clock compared to other states.

The author details the lifetime carbon footprint of common combustion vehicles and compares them to the carbon footprint of popular electric cars, Teslas. In the analysis, the author reveals how many miles one has to drive in an electric car in order for the electric car to have a smaller carbon footprint than the gas one. His work seems thorough, but he does not list the sources where he got his starting numbers, and he had to have used averages because its hard to quantify the carbon footprint of a single car when they are usually mass produced in groups.

It seems like the source is more of a data list rather than a traditional article, most likely used for technicians in the industry and offers plain data to compare rather than an explanation of what the data would mean for a consumer. If comparing the carbon footprint of the two vehicles I found it interesting that the article left out the carbon emissions generated by lithium mining that the Tesla batteries are using. Did you feel as though the source was thorough with their sourcing and research or that it was lacking in providing evidence for the data presented?