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Men Outearn Women In Otter’s Cabinet

Item: In Gov. Butch Otter’s Cabinet, women make less money than men/Dan Popkey, Statesman

More Info: Idaho Agriculture Director Celia Gould has been with Gov. Butch Otter from the first day of his administration in 2007, having been a leading figure in his campaign and a respected former legislator. She is the highest-paid of the women in Otter’s Cabinet but ranks just 16th among all top full-time officials. The median salary for 11 women in the Cabinet is $85,446; the median for the 33 men is $103,002. “We really do have a glass ceiling in Idaho,” said Rep. Wendy Jaquet of Ketchum, the senior Democrat in the Legislature and a member of the budget committee.

Question: Is the discrepancy in pay between men and women in Butch Otter's Cabinet fair?


Read more here: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/03/18/2040540/in-otters-cabinet-women-make-less.html#storylink=cpy

 


Read more here: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/03/18/2040540/in-otters-cabinet-women-make-less.html#storylink=cpy



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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