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    culture and way of life. In America, despite claiming to be an equal nation, many aspects of inequality, including racial, economic, and gender inequality, can be seen. Like all types of inequality and stereotypes, the socialization process begins from infancy. Most people strive to teach equality, but according to Introduction to Sociology 2e, “Even when parents set gender equality as a goal, there may be underlying indications of inequality. For example, boys may be asked to take out the garbage and perform

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    Equal Pay and the Issue of “Ladybucks” No matter your gender, profession or where you live, you are affected by the gender pay gap. Gender inequality refers to the unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender. (NYC Gender, 1). According to the report prepared by the Joint Economic Committee in April 2016, “The ratio of women’s to men’s median earnings – known as the “gender earnings ratio” is approximately 79 percent. That leaves a difference in earnings of 21 percent

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    The gender age gap is a social problem since it affects a majority of the society and that it affects not only one’s life but also society in which the gender gap is present depending on the extent of this gap. For example, the average Canadian women owns only 82 cents for every dollar the average men make based on a weekly salary comparison and full and partial time shifts (…). This affects life considerably of the individuals and families since, according to the (…) research, the gender wage gap

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    in North America, specifically in the healthcare sector, contribute to the wage gap. In order to conduct research on this issue, I found various sources, including the following three articles: “Behind the Pay Gap,” by Judy Goldberg Dey and Catherine Hill, which analyzes how choices that are made by post-secondary graduates affect gender wage inequality and examines ideas to dismantle it; “Where is there a Gender Pay Gap According to Occupational Prestige,” by Charlotta Magnusso, which discusses the

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    difference between men and women is $10,086. Imagine all the things women can do with $10,086. Discrimination against women starts at birth. Women are born into a world full of stereotypes, and women are constantly having to prove themselves. Gender wage gap has been an issue for as long as women have worked outside the home. This idea roots from systemic discrimination; too many people believe that the male is the prime provider, and the woman's role is to stay at home with the children. It is the

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    the world and significantly impacts the gender wage gap; “Inequality regimes are the interlocked practices and processes that result in continuing inequalities in all work organizations” (Acker, 2006). Not only does intersectionality affect women already in the workforce we must take into consideration that it also affects women trying to get into the workforce. When applying for jobs or going for interviews intersectionality plays a huge role. Not only are women being paid less once they get the

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    The fight for gender equality in the workplace has been ongoing for fifty years. Women have been looked to as inferior in the workplace in the United States for the better part of a decade. While they have made tremendous strides in getting equalization, ladies are still cheated out of the money that men are receiving for the same career. The gender wage gap is real and it grows over worker’s careers. Though it used to be a gap because of education between the genders, the education gap has been switched

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    Female inequality in the workplace is increasingly debated; it is also called the gender discrimination that has been a problem for several decades, and still a severe dilemma. Despite the advancement of women’s rights through education, empowerment, and legal acts over the past century, women continued to be paid less than men in nearly every occupation. This wage disparity between women and men is one of the significant aspects of sexism in the United States that afflicts the entire society. The

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    discriminated on is in the workplace. The pay gap problem between genders has been an ongoing issues for many years and is going to continue be an ongoing issue for years to come. The pay gap happens in each and every profession. Of course, the higher education people are able to receive usually results in higher wages. However, even when women go out of their way to gain an education equivalent to men, they still receive an annual less amount

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    The gender gap should be vanished. It gives inequality against women and men. It make woman feel less than man in the work place for it gives them to many obstacles .others think it’s not an important issue to talk about because they do want a change they want to stay how it has been for decades. They think that it should stay like that because it was meant to be like that. I believe there should be a change woman should fight for their right that belongs to them. Women are capable of being what

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