I need a link to a web page (preferably from a respected organization)
comparing the earnings of female programmers to male programmers in
the United States.  Please answer this by 3:00 PM PST today.
Remember, just one link would suffice.

Thanks,
secret901-ga

Hi secret901:

Thanks for the interesting question. It looks like female programmers
are getting paid 85% - 90% of the earnings of their male counterparts.

I was able to find the following sources:

Why are Women Leaving Corporate America and Where are They Going?
URL: http://www.cobolreport.com/columnists/denise/07292002.asp
Quote: "Another factor is many women feel they are undervalued.  In
fact, pay equity is still a problem.  In the year 2000, women made 87
cents to every dollar a man made (Chao 2001).  More specifically, in
the year 2000 women technicians earn 81.2%, computer programmers
89.6%, engineers 84.3%, mathematical and computer scientists 85.4%,
and natural scientists 72.1% of what their male counterparts earn
(USDoL 2001)."

Women in IT
URL: http://www.imdiversity.com/villages/woman/article_detail.asp?Article_ID=5341
Quote: "One hurdle is pay parity. Women's average earnings in IT are
still only 85% of men, better, however than the all over average."

NEW ILO STUDY SHOWS U.S. WORKERS PUT IN LONGEST HOURS
URL: http://us.ilo.org/news/prsrls/20010831_kilm.html
Quote: "For example, in 2000, female accountants in the banking sector
in the United States earned 27 percent less than their male
co-workers, while female computer programmers in the insurance sector
earned 10 percent less the males computer programmers."

Hope this helps!

websearcher-ga

Search Strategy (on Google): 

2002 "computer programmers" male vs. female wages
2002 "computer programmers" "average earnings" female
2002 "computer programmers" "pay equity"

Thanks.  This will help me greatly.