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GAO-10-892R 1 (2010-09-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaanuo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AGA ~GA 0 4 A aointablty I Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 September 20, 2010 The Honorable Carolyn B. Maloney Chair Joint Economic Committee United States Congress The Honorable John D. Dingell House of Representatives Subject: Women in Management: Analysis of Female Managers' Representation, Characteristics, and Pay According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women made up nearly 47 percent of the total workforce in the United States in July 2010.' Women's participation in the labor force, particularly among women with children, is much higher today than several decades ago. For example, using data from the Current Population Survey, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that couples in which only the husband worked represented 18 percent of married couple families in 2007, compared with 36 percent in 1967.2 In addition, an increasing proportion of women are attaining higher education. Among women aged 25 to 64 in the labor force, the proportion with a college degree roughly tripled from 1970 to 2008. Further, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found that the percentage of female officials and managers in the private sector increased from just over 29 percent in 1990 to 36.4 percent in 2002.3 Although women's representation across the general workforce is growing, there remains a need for information about the challenges women face in advancing their careers. In 2001, using 1995 and 2000 data from the Current Population Survey, we 'U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, USDL-10-1076, The Employment Situation- July 2010 (Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2010). 2U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (Washington, D.C., September 2009). 3U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Glass Ceilings: The Status of Women as Officials and Managers in the Private Sector (Washington, D.C., March 2004). In addition, Bureau of Labor Statistics data show that the number of employed women working as chief executives and general and operations managers increased from 24 percent in 2004 to 27 percent in 2008. GAO-10-892R Women in Management

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