Instruction
1. 250 of your own words, based on the assigned reading, data, and video, please share factors that contribute to poverty in the USA. Also, share your opinion on why, in the USA, there is disparity in poverty levels when comparing gender and race. Last, be creative and propose one or two ways we could reduce poverty, and the disparity in poverty level.
2. Using the data posted by Data USA (found under required reading), please review the statistics for Median Household Income, Median Property Value, and Poverty Rate in your State (Massachusetts).
Compare your State to the USA as a whole. What are the factors that might make the averages different, for Median Household Income, Median Property Value, and Poverty Rate? Are people in your State better off? Or not? 300 words.
3. 250 of your own words, please share experience and opinions:
Have you ever felt like you were paid more or less because of your gender or race? Did you act on your suspicion?
Have you ever been told by an employer to NOT share your pay rate with colleagues? If yes, did the employer explain why? What do you think about sharing pay rates?
What are your thoughts: should employers be able to ask prospective new hires for their wage history?