Gender Wage Gap And Focus On The Discrimination Against Working Women

Women are advancing in the workplace both in volume and in numbers of higher positions, but are still not paid equally to men. For every dollar earned by men, Caucasian women earn 59 cents,

The gender pay gap is a problem nationwide in the United States. It is a phenomenon that affects women of all education levels, ages, and races. Although it varies in a state-by-state basis, the pay gap is prevalent in all states (Miller, 2017). The issue is also occupation-wide, meaning that nearly every occupation will have a gender gap (Miller, 2017). Statistics from The Simple Truth About the Gender Pay Gap have shown that while an increase in education help women earn more, it does not eliminate the problem all together or close the gap (Miller, 2017). As of recent statistics, women are paid approximately 80 cents for every dollar a man makes, however, the gap is worse for women of color, especially, when compared to the salary of that of white men; African American women earn 63% of the salary that white men earn, Native American women earn 58%, and the largest gap is for Latina women, who earn only 54% (Miller, 2017).

There are nearly as many women as there are men working, yet, as it was discovered in 2011, on average, a woman will only earn seventy-seven cents for every dollar that a man earns. Women owned businesses make up for over a

On the basis of gender, women continue to be paid less for the same work as men; however, women are outnumbered by men in the highest-paying jobs and dominate in the lowest-paying jobs.

Though the number of working women rose considerably in the last couple of years, but women are still much underpaid then their male counterparts. The United Nations recently published that for every dollar earned by men, women earned 70-90 cents globally. Statistics Canada also found that women workers in Canada earn an average of 66.7 cents for every dollar a man earns (Amber). Over the past couple of years, the gap has been documented to be increasing. In 2009, women use to earn 74.4 cents for every dollar a man earned, which reduced to 72-73.6 cents in 2011 (Evans). The American Association of University Women released a study that showed even when men and women attend the same kind of college, pick the same major and accept the same kind of job, on average, the woman earns 82 cents to every dollar that a man earns (Coleman). There is not even a single country where the average wages of women are more than men. This was proven by a study on the ratio of female to male earnings in European and non-European countries, conducted by the United Nation Statistics Division. It was found that the reason for these gender inequalities were associated with traditions and stereotypes which influence the education, professions and career paths women and men choose, and “often lead to part-time work and career breaks, mainly for women” (“The World’s”).

over half than what a man makes doing the same exact job.” Women are not seen as equal to

Many of the duties once seen as “female duties,” are now becoming more of everyone duties. These duties can be performed by males and females. Many of the women in our society today are actually doing a lot of the stereotypical jobs that were once considered as jobs that are only for men. Some of these jobs include police officers, firefighters, union workers, construction workers, and many more.

Women are getting paid 79 cents to the dollar in relation to their male counterparts. They do the exact same work as the women do, yet they get paid a quarter more. The Equal Pay Act has been a law since 1963; for over 50 years this law has been in effect, yet women are still paid less than men in today’s society. The law states “No employer…shall discriminate…between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages to employees…at a rate less than the rate at which he pays wages to employees of the opposite sex…” (The Equal Pay Act of 1963)

Women in the United States are paid 80 cents for every dollar paid to men, amounting to an annual gender wage gap of $10,470. (Bureau 2017)

Women are discriminated and it's affecting their wages and financial stability. A quote to support from the article,“ Racial, gender wage gaps persist in U.S. despite some progress,”

The first reason why I think the gender wage gap should be closed is because women do equal work to men. China, Russia and India all have more than 48% of their countries believing that women are less capable than men. But is this really true? Women have to work 50 years when a man could work just 40 years to get the same amount of money.

Evidence : For example, in the year 2015, women that worked in the States on a full-time basis earned only 80% of what the men earned.

The issue of discrimination based on gender when determining the amount of salary or wages can earn has remained a thorn in the flesh in many economies. In fact in some countries the women are regarded lesser beings and therefore seriously discriminated against when deciding how much they can earn. In many people's opinion, the issue is no longer women's issue but rather a societal issue that many governments strive to eliminate. The reason why women should really be discriminated against when they can equitably do their best in their areas of specialization is a question that remains unanswered among many nations.

Both numbers put women slightly ahead of the curve when compared with other industries. Nationwide, across all industries, the Census says, women earn 79% of what men who have the same jobs earn. The Institute’s study shows that the pay gap between women and men in construction and mining, which the organization combines into a single category, is the smallest among all

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