CNN reports workplace fatalities

johnnyp writes "I am curious - how come the news media regularly fails to point out the disparity between men and women when reporting workplace fatalities, but never fail to report that women make less than men? Furthermore, when the income disparity is reported the media almost always fails to mention that there is no income disparity when you factor in work experience and education within job type."

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"Here is an example:

America's most dangerous jobs

Survey: Loggers and fisherman still take the most risk; roofers record sharp increase in fatalities.

August 26, 2005: 11:08 AM EDT

By Les Christie, CNN/Money staff writer

One gross omission from the story was that 93% of workplace fatality victims are male and only 7% are female. When these numbers are compared to the fact that nearly half of the workforce is female there is a horrible sex disparity. If the statistics for the sexes were reversed, there would be 24 hour coverage by all of the news outlets until the situation was remedied!

You can find the Bureau of Labor Statistics report here (.pdf file)."

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