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In order to practice for the feature story that will be apart of my
magazine, I will practice writing one today. I will look at a set of
facts to write this story below.
Article:
A study at the University of Michigan shatters some myths. The results were announced today. Women have a reputation for gossiping and talking, yet the study found the reputation is undeserved. The study, which required researchers to observe a number of people at work, found that women work both longer and harder than men—that men spend more time goofing off on the job. The study found that the average employed man spends 52 minutes, or 11 percent of each working day, not working: in scheduled coffee breaks, unscheduled rest breaks, at lunch beyond the normal hour and so forth. The average working woman spends only 35 minutes, or 8 percent of her working day, in such scheduled and unscheduled rest breaks. The same study found that the amount of effort expended by women at work is 112 percent that of men. The discrepancy is more dramatic than the statistics indicate because men earn more than women for the same type of work. The average man in the study earned $13 an hour, compared to 9.34 for the average woman. The women tended to hold mainly clerical jobs, but those in managerial positions also outperformed their male counterparts.
My feature lead:
The long held double standard regarding men and women is prominent in America. After researchers spent numerous hours observing men and women at their workplace, they have reached a conclusion. Women actually work longer and harder than men, despite stereotypes saying otherwise. Women are typically looked at as the people who gossip and chitchat all day long at work, while the men are focused and determined. This study proved those myths wrong. According to the University of Michigan study, men spend 17 minutes more than women not working on the job, which included scheduled and unscheduled breaks. The study also found that women work 112 percent harder than men. This can be viewed as an unsettling finding, since men are paid more than women for the same work being done. The average man in this study is paid about $4 more than women, once again demonstrated the double standard present in the average workplace.
References:
- Article: https://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780199846412/student/chapter17/exercise/ex5/
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