3/27 update: Thanks to all who read my post and took time to learn about the gender pay gap. The winners are
Shasta -- apple blocks
Sherry -- bordered rails
Tami -- Seminole bands
Cynthia has opened the annual Quilty Orphan Adoption. I'm pleased to join the group. [See all the orphan offerings HERE ]
This year I'm offering *three* giveaways. These blocks have lingered in the spare parts/orphan boxes for far too long. It's time for another quiltmaker to give them a good home. (Sewing them into a quilt would be a bonus.)
#1 23 apples from a 2009 Block Swappers exchange. They are 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" unfinished.
#2 18 bordered rails left over from this project (2016). The blocks are 8-1/2" unfinished.
#3 Seminole bands. They are 8-1/2" wide and come in three pieces: 100", 32", and 25". I think I'd intended to border bed sheets and coordinating pillowcases, but I can't remember. They would work well in a strippy quilt or as quilt borders. With 100" you could trim a skirt in the style of the original Seminole clothing.
But wait! There's more! Along with each set of blocks I will send a package of quilty gifts -- maybe a book, maybe a pattern, maybe some fabric.
In order to win one of these three sets I'm asking you to take a few minutes to become informed about the gender pay gap.Read the background and research here.
See how your state (and congressional district) stack up here .
To enter the giveaway -- for the blocks + gift package -- leave a comment that includes
(a) One thing you learned about the gender pay gap [in addition to the information in the graphic in this post]
(b) How your state compares in the gender pay gap
(c) Which set of blocks (apples, rails, Seminole bands) you want to win.
If you are a no-reply blogger include your email address. [If you are a "reply" blogger then your reply will have your email.] ** I will mail to U.S. addresses only.**
If you do not include responses to (a), (b), and (c), and if you do not provide an email address, then you cannot qualify to win.
I will draw the winners on Wednesday morning, March 27, 2019.
Good luck!
You have some great blocks up for adoption. Thanks for sharing this information about the gender pay gap and participating in the quilting adoption event.
ReplyDeleteI am in NJ. . which rates 25th; with 80% ratio pay difference, but we have strong laws.
ReplyDeleteIt surprised me to find out that the pay actually changes when the demographic of employees changes. . . I would not have thought that to happen.
I would like the bordered rails block, should I be a winner, because I think they would make a fun child's quilt for the Hands2Help 2019 donation drive for Jack's Baskets.
Thank you for the pay gap information. . . . I thought I had a pretty good handle on the subject but there were quite a few things that I learned.
Have a nice day.
Sherry V.
crazyquiltpatcher AT yahoo DOT com
Gender pay ratio is 89% in CA - ranking first. Luckily, I am a public servant so pay has to all be at the same level.
ReplyDeleteI would love the Seminole bands. I will be linking up before the event ends.
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I live in NY and we are at 88%, however, I would be interested in learning how we compare if NYC and the boroughs were excepted from the rest of the state. I believe we here in Upstate NY experience a much wider gap. I worked in the medical field as an LPN before becoming disabled by an accident at work.
ReplyDeleteI learned that there is a very wide gap in some places and that most legislation to address this is moderately or less strong.
I would love the apples as up here apples are a big crop. I am making quilts for kids in cancer units. wildyard@yahoo.com
Thanks for sharing that resource! I'm currently in MA, which ranks 13% with an 83% gap, but lived in Virginia for the last 14 years, which ranks 29th with a 79% gap. I was happy to see the information about how race/ethnicity comes into play as well - as a Black woman, I recognize the intersectionality that makes me a double minority in the workplace. Anywho...I'd love to win the bordered rails blocks as they would work well with the strips and HSTs that I already have on hand. Thanks for the info and the chance!
ReplyDeleteCalifornia -- we're #1! Comparing apples to apples: in almost every occupation, men are paid more than women. I'd enjoy using the apple blocks :) Thanks!
ReplyDeleteJeanne, you are "no-reply." I checked your Blogger i.d. and cannot find your email address.
DeleteFirst, just WOW. I’ve always known that here in Utah the pay gap between men and women was vast. It’s a patriarchal society here. But, geez, Utah is DEAD LAST of the 50 states at 71%.
ReplyDeleteFor many years I worked in a regional construction company (based in California) as an Administrative Manager. The three other managers in our branch were the Branch General Manager (top banana) and my two “co-equal” managers, an Inventory Manager and an Operations Manager. The two other co-equals were men, and their responsibilities were strictly within the branch. I handled the admin staff and credit and collections for the branch AND our district (three other branches). My boss told me I had the highest base salary of all the managers, and he was correct. What he DIDN’T tell me, however, was they all participated in a quarterly bonus/incentive program that plumped up their salaries by another 20% or more. No such bonus was available to me. Grrr!
And it’s no surprise to me that careers that have been traditionally females (teaching, nursing) don’t see a boost from men entering. My ex-husband was a schoolteacher, and I always made as much or more than he did.
I would love to be considered for the bordered rails blocks. This is the first time I’ve participated as a hopeful recipient instead of a donor for Quilty Orphan Adoption. I’m busy making donation quilts for Hands 2 Help, and these would be super in a quilt.
I found out that researchers generally concluded that half to a third of the gender pay gap was due to bias and discrimination. I worked at my last job almost twenty-six years. It was a small family owned manufacturing facility. About ten years before I left,they decided to hire a controller - a man. He definitely got paid much more than the others of us that had been doing that work until he came along. Oregon ranks 20th.
ReplyDeleteIt's very interesting that you are adopting out some orphan blocks. Today I quilted a top that I had made from red and gold star blocks I received in an exchange from you two years ago. I will bind it tomorrow. My new guild supports many agencies with quilts, but one that I really like is kind of a half way house for teenagers recovering from drug addiction. This quilt will go to that facility.
I would like the apple blocks, because I think I could do the same thing with them that I did with the star blocks to make them large enough for a teenager.
Sharon, thanks for writing! Unfortunately you are a "no-reply" blogger so I can't enter you in the drawing unless I have your email.
Delete1. The average loss over a career of $1million, whether the mean, median or mode, is shocking and unacceptable.
ReplyDelete2. California at 89% is a leader but can do better.
3. I love the apple blocks, so simple and graphic. And the colors are great.
cathyquilt at gmail dot com
Thanks for the learning opportunity as well as the chance for blocks. I am in Texas and we rank 22nd. I have always known that women earn less, but it was great to see it all clearly laid out and have the Congress people listed. I learned that it is easy to contact them and tell them what I think! My husband's family name is Appleberry so, of course, I would LOVE to put those apples of yours into a quilt to hang in our family room! tanyatullos@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteb. Ours is 92.5 which is much more than I expected. We're number 1 in the state! a. I was surprised to learn that "Estimates of the exact amount of money that any particular woman will lose over her career or lifespan due to the gender pay gap do sometimes exceed $1,000,000." That's a lot of money! c. I really like the apple blocks.
ReplyDeleteWow, very creative way to do this!
ReplyDeleteA. Amazed that there is actually a pay gap for college professors, since I thought all of our pay scales were pretty much set by the board, regardless of gender.
B. Delaware does pretty well, which is heartening.
C. I'd love to make the seminole bands into a Hands to Help quilt.
Have a great day!
Gender pay gap in NC is .86 to 1.00. Not sure of the ranking of the state. I'm retired now, and fought hard to close the gap. I made more than my husband for many of my working years, but it wasn't easy. I'd love to win any of your projects. I sew with a quilt ministry and we donated over 500 quilts last year, so we have many outlets. UFO's from others give us a head start on making quilts, especially the larger ones.
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