Women in the Economy

Count 'em Up

100

Women own this percent of the property in the world.

What is 1 percent? Women do 66% of the work, produce 50% of the food, yet earn only 10% of the income...and 1% of the property!

200

Nearly this fraction of the people in the world who are illiterate are women: A. 1/4 B. 1/2 C. 2/3 D. 3/4

What is 2/3? * 3 out of 4 people on welfare can’t read * 20% of Americans read below the level needed to earn a living wage * About 50% of American adults have an income well below the poverty level because of their inability to read

300

The ethnicity of the first female, self-made millionaire.

What is African American? Madam C.J. Walker made her fortune by developing and marketing a line of beauty and hair products for black women through Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company.

400

She is the youngest person to ever win the Nobel Prize.

Who is Malala Yousafzai? Only 5% of the recipients of the Nobel Prize have been women. Marie Curie is one of only four people to win multiple Nobel Prizes.

500

How many openly LGBT women are currently elected to the US House (435) and Senate (50)?  

What is 4?

Only 2 women is currently openly LGBT in the US Senate: Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) and Tammy Baldwin (WI).

There has only been 2 women to be openly LGBT in the US House: Angie Craig (MN) and Sharice Davids (KS).   The first woman was Barbara Jordan from Texas and she was elected from 1973-1979

Figure It Out

100

This is my age (the teacher).

What is ____?

200

Fact or Fiction

A.  Of the students who graduate college, most are women.

B.  International Women's Day is over 100 years old.

C.  Women in Russia earned the right to vote before the women in the United States.

A. What is FACT?  58% are women

B. What is FACT?  IWD started in 1911

C.  What is FACT?  Russia: 1917, US: 1920

300

Use your data sheets to determine when women's median salary will catch up to men's median salary.

What is 2095?

400

Use your data sheets to determine in which session of congress half of all congresspersons (U.S. Senators and U.S. Representative) will be women.

A.  142nd      B.  120th     C.  203rd   D.  Never

What is A (142nd Congress), which will happen in the year 2071 (when you will be how old?)

500

The 106 best restaurant chefs earn Michelin Stars of 3 stars (the top rating).  99% of these chefs are men.  How many are women?  

Only 1 woman is a Michelin star chef

Show Me the Money!

100

The Equal Pay Act's aim was to make sure men and women with the same education and experience were paid the same. The year this was put into law was A. 1963 B. 1979 C. 1995 D. 2002

What is A?

200

Which team can do the most jumping jacks in a minute?  

Who wins?!

300

In a listing of all of the 50 states in the U.S., Colorado ranks this in terms of difference between men's and women's salaries.

What is 15th? Women earn 81% of what men earn for the same job. 1st: Massachusettes (83%) 50th: Mississippi (77%)

400

The average American woman will earn this much less money than a man over a 40 year career. A. $2,000 B. $28,000 C. $430,000 D. $1 million

What is C ($430,000). African American women earn $880,000 less Hispanic/Latina women earn $1,000,000 less (for comparison, the average person with a high school diploma earns $1,000,000 less than a college-educated person)

500

Women still get paid less than men for the same job. If a white man gets paid $100 for a job, match the ethnicity to the amount a woman of that ethnicity gets paid for the same job: A. African American women B. Hispanic/Latino women C. White women D. American Indian/Alaskan Native 1. $54 2. $59 3. $63 4. $78

A. African American -> 3. $63

B. Hispanic/Latino -> 1. $54

C. White -> 4. $78

D. American Indian/Alaskan Native -> 2. $59

Women In Charge

100

The percent of movies produced by women is A. 7% B. 14% C. 28% D. 32%.

What is 7%? The media remains a male-dominated industry that reinforces gender stereotypes. Of the powerful jobs in the film industry, only 20% of filmmakers, 20% of writers, and 23% of producers are women.

200

This many women are the CEOs (top leaders) of the world's 500 leading corporations. A. 0 (0%) B. 24 (5%) C. 100 (20%) D. 250 (50%)

What is 24 (5%)?

300

Approximately this many of the 197 governments in the world are headed by women.

What is 22? (Points if you guessed a number less than 25) Africa: Central African Republic, Liberia, Senegal Asia: Bangledesh, South Korea Europe: Croatia, Germany, Denmark, Cyprus, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland North America: Jamaica South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Trinidad and Tobago

400

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What is "you win"?

500

In the current US Supreme court there are 9 total justices.  If the ratio of women to men in the Supreme court 1:3, how many women are currently justices? 

3 women are currently justices 

Ruth Bader Ginsberg says, there won't be enough until there are 9!  

Solve the Problem

100

You find out that a male co-worker with the same job as you and that has the same amount of experience as you is being paid 20% more than you are being paid. Explain what you would do.

What is your answer?

200

Which team can AVERAGE the most push ups in a minute?   

What is "you win"?

300

In 1980, only 10% of college presidents were women. By 2014, this number had increased to 26%. Based on this growth rate, determine the year that women will have an equal representation as men in this important position.

What is 2065? In 2014, only 26% of the college presidents in the U.S. were women while more than 57% of the students in colleges and universities were women.

400

You can choose one of the following. Select which one you would most like to see happen and explain why. 1. Equal pay for women. 2. Equal representation in the workforce. 3. Equal representation in government.

What is your answer?

500

The percentage of women living in poor households hovers at about 12.8 percent. For men, it’s 12.3 percent. If every 0.1 (tenth) is equivalent to 1 million people, how many more millions of women are struggling with poverty?  

12.8- 12.3 = 0.5 x 1 million = 5 million more women are struggling with poverty