Imagine you are playing Hasbro's Game of Life. How accurate is the board game to today's current climate?
Let's see...
First, choose to begin the game in college or with a career. Is one choice more likely as a woman? What is the distribution of male vs. female college attendees?
50% Male / 50% Female
56% Male / 44% Female
44% Male / 56% Female
51% Male / 49% Female
Time to choose a career. What do you hope to be? Your options may be limited as a woman. What percent of Fortune 500 companies have women CEOs?
50%
25%
15%
5%
Maybe you want a career in STEM. What percent of computer scientists are women?
19%
26%
30%
48%
Now you have a job, but what about your salary? What is the actual pay gap? How much less do women make than men (across all racial and ethnic groups)?
10%
20%
40%
You're getting married! Starting a family can be exciting, but unfortunately it can hurt your pay check. How much less do married women make than unmarried women?
4%
7%
Congratulations! You have a baby! But what is the effect on your pay? What percent of American companies are not required to pay women for maternity leave?
2%
Say you land on a "Get a Promotion" square. How likely is this as a woman? How much less likely are women to receive a promotion than men?
You've progressed this far and you've been making less than men, but now you're going to experience a big change. You land on a "Become a stay-at-home mom!" square. What percent of women leave the workforce to become full-time caregivers?
Time to retire - will you choose Countryside Acres or Millionaire Mansion? Don't forget to consider the implications. How long are women expected to live in comparison to men?
1 year shorter
1 year longer
5 years shorter
5 years longer
But things are getting better today, right? So how long will we have to deal with this anyways?
10 years
30 years
50 years
100 years
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