Black and Hispanic populations in the United States have higher poverty rates than the white population. By 2013, that rate had increased to 78 cents. Not to say that the situation they face isn’t real, but it’s hard to agree that it’s a worldwide epidemic when there are so many reasons that negate that notion. You can’t run a business if you attempt to pay everyone the same, be it all men, all women, or any combination. Support meaningful paid parental leave that is equal for both men and women. At the time of the EPA's passage, women earned just 58 cents for every dollar earned by men. When analyses control for education, place of residence, type of job, and many other factors, the remaining differences in poverty rates are smaller but not gone. On the average, according to the Census Bureau, women generally earn about 80 cents on the dollar to men. “Statistics show that women now earn about 80 cents for every dollar that men earn…”, The wage gap has been narrowing slowly over the last decades, but it results in much less income over the lifetime of a woman worker. Talking about the largest gap, it was in Louisiana, because women there were paid 70 percent of what men were paid. Case in point: There are not currently any federal requirements for paid sick leave, paid family medical leave, or paid maternity leave on the books. Some women fare better than others, depending on their race, age, location, level of education, and profession, but across the board, women consistently make less than men. Our society has yet to place a dollar value on flexible work arrangements, so it manifests as a deficit in women’s pay. It looks at the median salaries of all people working full-time, year-round, in every field, and divides the amount women make by the wages of men to determine the difference. On the other end of the spectrum, some females (and males) may be not offering enough value but will be demanding the world for it. This website uses cookies, including third party ones, to allow for analysis of how people use our website in order to improve your experience and our services. Therefore, women are less likely to get jobs and to get promotions.

Because if we were going to talk about it, we would also have to discuss the GDP, poverty, and other instruments of the economy. The experts say that bias against women definitely plays a role in the wage gap, but they have yet to come to a consensus as to just how much discrimination affects the wage gap overall. Getting those countries up to a sufficient functioning level is the first priority, and then they can take a look at subtle wage differences in their workers. To be precise, the gender gap is actually real with no predicted starting point.

“It is well known by any authority in this area that…”. We found that not only are less women in senior roles, but even women who are promoted are still paid less than their male counterparts. Women earn 80 cents for every dollar made by a man, studies show. Bottom line: If you place your career objectives ahead of other life goals, as men predominantly do, you can easily expect to get paid as much as a man doing the same job. Men dominate 9 out of 10 of the highest paying majors for work, while women take over 6 out of 10 of the lowest paying majors. However, the remaining 38% of the gap is unexplained, and could be the result of ingrained cultural discrimination or implicit bias. But to get the certificate, these companies have to first prove that their females employee are paid equally to their male counterparts. And as aging relatives lose their independence, the burden of managing their care frequently falls upon women’s shoulders, whether or not they anticipated or chose to have that responsibility.

And so far, the organization has been influential in the reduction of the pay gap, which went from 59 cents in 1963, when the equal pay act was signed, to the current 80 cents on the dollar. Another big factor that’s worthy of being mentioned is that if there was really a gender wage gap, there should be more investigation into the matter. “In today’s society, there are still some who do not believe that men are paid more than their female counterparts…”. While you can find evidence of discrimination in many statistics related to the wage gap, the problem might be best illustrated by the salaries of recent college graduates. What is unclear is what is the cause of this wage gap. By not addressing this myth fully we harm women in their earning and career prospects.

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