"Why Men Earn More" Selected as March eBook of the Month
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BOULDER, COLO.NetLibrary, in partnership with AMACOM Books, has selected "Why Men Earn More: The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap and What Women Can Do About It" as the March eBook of the Month. In this frank look at workplace discrimination and the pay gap between the sexes, a world-renowned gender issues expert offers a unique perspective on the reason men earn more than women and presents 25 ways women can earn more money.

Written by Dr. Warren Farrell, the only man ever elected three times to the Board of the National Organization for Women in New York, "Why Men Earn More" argues that men do earn more, but not for the same work. Farrell suggests that it is the choices men make that lead to earning more money. Men make more money because they are more likely to make personal sacrifices for the payoff of pay. Women earn less because they make choices that lead to having better lives.

"For most people, the bad news is that the highway to high pay is often a toll road," notes Dr. Farrell. "The good news is that what is a toll road to one person may be nirvana to another." Beyond urging women to stop seeing themselves as victims of discrimination, "Why Men Earn More" presents 25 concrete, measurable ways for any woman to increase her pay if she is willing to make certain trade-offs. They include:

• Choose a career with higher financial and emotional risks (i.e.: venture capitalist)
• Find a specialty that requires frequent updating and stay current
• Seek out more lucrative subfields (surgeon vs. psychiatrist)
• Get hazard pay without the hazards (i.e.: be an administrator in the Air Force)
• Relocate especially to undesirable locations at the companys behest
• Require less job security

"Why Men Earn More" goes on to explore why men and women approach work differently, focusing on the subtle influences of gender socialization and the male "protector instinct." In the books final thought-provoking, controversy-igniting chapters, Dr. Farrell looks at discrimination in favor of women in male-dominated fields, like construction; in female-dominated fields, like social work; and for women who have the added advantage of beauty. He also takes on the sticky issues of affirmative action and comparable worth, and reveals surprising reasons for the drop in pay that sometimes happens when women enter certain male-dominated occupations.

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About the Author

Warren Farrell, Ph.D., is the author of several books on gender issues, including the award-winning bestsellers "Why Men Are the Way They Are" and "The Myth of Male Power." Married and a father to two nearly grown daughters, he runs his own business from his home in Carlsbad, California.

About AMACOM Books

AMACOM Books (http://www.amacombooks.org), the book publishing division of American Management Association, publishes books on business, management, career growth, current events, science and technology, personal finance, real estate and self-help. AMACOM Books help readers enhance their personal and professional growth and reach into the future to understand emerging trends and cutting-edge thinking.

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Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, NetLibrary is a division of Online Computer Library Center, Inc., a worldwide library cooperative. NetLibrary provides content and technical delivery solutions to institutional libraries, corporations and government agencies that facilitate the purchase, management and distribution of research, reference, digital learning, and general interest content via Web-based technologies. NetLibrarys eContent solution is the most broadly adopted in the market, making the content of more than 400 publishers and eContent providers available through more than 12,000 libraries worldwide.