Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id eADE99925110; Mon, 13 Nov 2000 09:09:09 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 09:09:09 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <sa0faf22.082@langate.gsu.edu> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <ALCDGG@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:1102] some "factoids" X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 5.5.3.1 Status: O Content-Length: 875 Lines: 16 The Atlanta Women's Foundation prints out some interesting statistics. Besides finding them interesting, for the classroom, I think that they can serve as good starting points to introduce either journal topics, or mathematical discussions on the meaning of percentages: - Only one woman in 10 has a private pension. The average annual income for women over age 60 is less than $60,000. - Women and children make up 75% of the nation's poor. - A woman with a college degree earns a median income of $28,000 while a college educated man earns $39,000 - The number one cause of injury to women is battering. - Less than 6% of all foundation funding goes to women's and girls' programs. Daphne Greenberg Center for the Study of Adult Literacy Georgia State University University Plaza Atlanta, GA 30303-3083 Fax: 404-651-1415 Ph: 404-651-0400 E-mail: alcdgg@langate.gsu.edu
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