Resilience: Meadville, PA - 5: Gender Equality

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Globally: The United Nations sees gender equality as the basis for sustainability and growth in a community. Providing women and girls with equal access to education, health care, decent work, and representation in political and economic decision-making processes, as well as living free of violence and discrimination is integral to all dimensions of sustainability.

Meadville: Income disparity and educational attainment were analyzed.

Local Facts and Figures

What is the median income rate by gender in 2016?

For the Meadville working population over 16 years old, males and females earned $21,703 and $17,842 respectively in 2016 (1). Females earned 18% less than males.

How do graduation rates at Meadville Area Senior High School compare to state graduation rates?

Female students in Meadville and Pennyslvania-wide are more likely to graduate from high school than their male counterparts(2)

Table 1. 4 year cohort graduation rates by gender

How does education level compare between genders?

Females in the total Meadville population are more likely than males to be a high school graduate or above. Females in Meadville are more educated than the national average.

Table 2. Percent high school graduate or higher by gender (3)

Local Strengths and Opportunities

The total high school graduation rate in Meadville is slightly higher than the national average, and females are more likely to graduate in Meadville than males, a trend which is also seen at state and national levels.
Women’s Services provides counseling and other services to those who have been the victims of sexual and domestic violence and have a text and phone call line if someone needs help. Additionally, their offices are located in Meadville at an accessible address on Spring Street.

Local Weaknesses and Threats

There is a significant wage gap between gender in Meadville, despite females being more likely to have a high school diploma than males.
Women’s Services is the only organization in the Meadville area that provides help to victims of sexual and domestic violence, which spreads their resources thin.

Case Studies

TELSTRA AND THOUGHTWORKS, AUSTRALIA: Two technology companies in Australia are combating gender inequality in the workplace through spreading awareness and focusing on hiring more women.

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND: Inclusivity stands at the center of many businesses in Baltimore, which has led to salary reviews and incorporation of women in discussions at every level.

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