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    participants in the study differed in the sex of the candidate covered and the amount of focus on appearance versus views about the bill. They found that, regardless of the gender used in the article, readers rated the candidates less favorably than when the focus was on issues. Since there was no discernable effect of gender on favorability ratings, the researchers concluded that focus on appearance does not differentially hurt women more than men, but causes voters to view both as less favorable;

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    The Gender Equality Battle “Who is a man, and who is a woman? Are we not one?” (unknown). This quote is significant in today’s society. Gender equality is not an issue that affects women. It is an issue that affects each and every single gender. The sources used for this essay give various outlooks on how gender inequality affects society and how as a society this issue can be resolved. The following sources give an insight into gender stereotypes, technology closing the gender gap, women becoming

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    seeing the big picture, research shown that the gender gap have been hurting the economy “Persistent pay discrimination for women translates into lower wages and family income in families with a working woman. The gender pay gap also affects the economy as a whole: in 2012, the U.S. economy would have produced additional income of $447.6 billion (equal to 2.9 percent of 2012 GDP) if women received equal pay.” (Institute for Women’s Policy

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    than the female doctor. Although many individuals claim that the difference is because men work supplementary hours or sometimes tougher jobs than women they should make more than the opposite sex. This gender pay gap is unfair and could possibly be eliminated. When economist speak of the “gender gap” these days, they generally are discussing the regular differences in the outcome that men and women achieve. The debate is that men should continue to be paid more than women, due to the fact that they

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    our country has made great strides in the area of gender equality in and out of the workplace. With that being said things are still not equal. Women still on average make less than men for the same jobs. Even though they make up almost half of the workforce they are not treated as equals. What causes this blatant discrimination against the female sex? There are so many factors that add to gender discrimination on the workplace but it seems that gender

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    In 2013, full-time female employee 's made only seventy-eight cents of every dollar earned by men, which means a wage gap of twenty-two percent. Women are nearly half of the labor pool and are equal if not main, jobholder 's in four out of ten households. Not to mention, women receive more college and graduate degrees than men. Women still coninue to bring in less than men. On average, women earn less than men in basically every profession that there is adequate income data for both women and men

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    today face a large gender wage gap, which makes them feel like they are not equal to, and are less important than men in society. In our society there is no shortage of controversies in discussing the pay gap. There are many discussions on whether or not such pay gaps are problematic. Today men and women are trying to figure out what to do about the differences in the pay gap, but as they continue to discuss the issues of the pay gap there is variety of responses between the two genders. I feel women

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    The presence of social feminism has become increasingly more overt in recent years. Specifically, in more concentrated areas such as the American workplace. From minimum wage jobs to corporate positions, a wage gap between men and women is always present. Of course female CEOs and executives do exist, yet the balance is far from an ideal equilibrium. Breaking this stereotype that women are fit for lesser positions than men is important in expanding the selection of qualified workers, creating a more

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    Research Paper A big controversial part of our society these days is the wage gap. As my friend Kylie’s dad says: “You can tell there is still a gap because no one wants to talk about it.” Some people ignore the issue and some people are just unaware to the issue entirely. A wage gap inequality is a difference in pay from a white male to a different gender, religion, or race. This is expressed as a percentage. Wage gaps have existed because of the extreme segregation that has clouded our country for

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    20 century of the unfair treatment between men and women. Two factors that are most often understood to demonstrate the inequality are occupational segregation and wage disparity. In 1960 women protested their dissatisfaction regarding the huge gender disparities in pay and advancement at the workplace. At the time women faced several difficulties in the workforce, on average women were being paid 60 percent of the male rate, not including the sexual harassment and having to deal with discrimination

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