Wealth going to those at the very top, not just the top 1 , but the top. 1 or the top. 01 of the population, has risen sharply over the last generation. Some are calling it a throwback to the gilded age of the robber barons. Now as secretary of state, i saw all the way extreme inequality has corrupted other societies, hobbled growth, and left entire generations alienated and unmoored. From guatemala to greece to pakistan, i urge them to pay their fair share, to provide services that would be the base on which more of their fellow countrymen and women could climb out of poverty. I addressed governments to address their people and include positive visions for the future. In the middle east and north africa, we saw the explosive results when opportunity and potential are denied for too long. But one could ask him what does that mean for us . We are not like them . Imagine a young single mother trying to raise a family today. After all, there are some 10 million single moms working hard to
What were doing is collecting the best data and Research Available on the Progress Women and girls have made in the past two decades, both gains and gaps and making that information accessible to a broad audience. We are also Building Momentum for the 21st century policy agenda for the full participation of women and girls, including youre in the united states. There have been big changes in our economy and our society and in our institutions, policies, and attitudes have not caught up. Women make up half the u. S. Labor force, but they are largely concentrated in lower wage positions. Women hold three quarters of all jobs that rely on tips, like waiters, bartenders, hairstylists which pay even less than the average minimum wage. Across the board, women are paid less than men for the same work. Here is part of what is happening below the surface, as a result of this slowdown in progress. American women, with the least education, less than high school education, and the lowest incomes,