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Ask Grace Hopper... (and I think you'll find the answer was yes)
by moomin 13y ago
Ask Grace Hopper... (and I think you'll find the answer was yes)
- malandrew 13y agoI couldn't find anything about what wage gap may have existed for her prior to 1964, but after June 11, 1964 until 1986 when she retired she was probably paid the same as men in the same position. Edit: Found some more information, showing that she was likely paid the same wage as men for the same position: "The pay and training received by the WAVES was identical to the men's."[0]. From a biographical blurb on her: "Rejected by the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services) in 1942 for not weighing enough, she was finally admitted in December of 1943 and in 1944 was commissioned as a lieutenant junior grade, thus beginning her 42-year career with the Navy and her life-long relationship with computers." [0] http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/AirSpace/text/SSAS-0007.txt http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/AirSpace/text... [1] http://vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/alumni/grace-murray-hopper.html http://vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/alumni/grace-murray-hopper....
- drallison 13y agoSad to say, Grace Murray Hopper died January 1, 1992. She broke down many sexual discrimination barriers. She is the second woman ever to have a Naval vessel named after her. (The USS Hopper (DDG-70) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy.)