The status of women in Guilford County

GREENSBORO, NC -- There is a new study on women in Guilford County from the Institute for Women's Policy Research. As with the rest of the country, women make less than men with the same education:

"Median annual earnings for women in Guilford County who are employed full-time, year-round with a high school diploma or the equivalent are only $26,535, whereas for comparable men they are $33,000. In Guilford County, women with some college education or an associate’s degree earn less than men with only a high school diploma ($30,492 compared with $33,000; men with some college education or an associate’s degree earn $40,511).viii Such earnings for women are well below the income a family of one adult and two children needs to cover basic living expenses in Guilford County (Table 3)."

(Hat tip: Triad Business Journal)