Many of these multiple job holders are also contingent workers, meaning they do not have an implicit or explicit contract for long-term employment. Two out of every three temporary workers are women. Almost one-third say their current job does not provide equal pay for equal work, revealing a gap between what women want from their work and what they get. While women earn less than men overall, when individual career field are considered, women and men of similar ages and educational status are closer to parity. Working women, especially women entrepreneurs, hire outside service to help with household tasks at a higher rate.
Most women rank family leave as extremely important in their list of benefits.
Women in Unions Working women who are members of unions are getting results. When they have the opportunity, women consistently are more likely than men to vote for unions. Also, union women earned weekly wages greater than those of men who were not represented by unions.