Remember, there are reasons to choose a lower level job. I was a secretary in the Russian Area Center in Urbana, Illinois because I couldn’t get a teaching job in Urbana (at that time you could be denied a job if you had a young child). Some women choose a lower level job not requiring a college degree so they can have more flexibility.
Friday, June 08, 2018
Many college grads are underemployed
Many college grads are underemployed in first job, and still underemployed five years later. Look at the chart--the highest underemployment (doesn't require a college degree) is in many of the fields women flock to, and then they wonder why there's a wage gap
Remember, there are reasons to choose a lower level job. I was a secretary in the Russian Area Center in Urbana, Illinois because I couldn’t get a teaching job in Urbana (at that time you could be denied a job if you had a young child). Some women choose a lower level job not requiring a college degree so they can have more flexibility.
Remember, there are reasons to choose a lower level job. I was a secretary in the Russian Area Center in Urbana, Illinois because I couldn’t get a teaching job in Urbana (at that time you could be denied a job if you had a young child). Some women choose a lower level job not requiring a college degree so they can have more flexibility.
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college graduates,
underemployment,
wage gap
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