Essay On Gender Pay Gap In Pay

In the lecture it says women in Florida earn about 80 cents to every dollar a man makes. This is above the countrywide average, but it is still a problem. For me personally, I do not think I will experience any issues with wages because I am a male. My possible career is in the financial services industry, and the gender wage gap is very prevalent in this industry. According to bustle.com, women in financial analysts and managers positions make an average of 63 cents compared to a man’s dollar. This is a large gap and is a big problem for women who want to work in the industry. There have been many lawsuits involving Wall Street firms to try to stop the issue of this big gap in pay. Even though, as a man I am favored, this is not right and there are many women who are smarter and more qualified than their male counterparts. I like the example from the lecture talking about the leaked Sony emails. It says that in the movie, “The Huntsmans,” the actress Charlize Theron was starring with Chris
The first thing that comes to mind is to talk about the issue. Staying silent and hoping for the best will probably never fix the situation, but talking to people about it can. The Huffington post article has many good examples of ways to close the wage gap. Talking about your pay with other people is a good way to get an idea of where you stand and see just how unequal it is, according to Huffington Post. Another good tip from the article is to speak out against the wage gap. Twitter and Facebook are good ways to be heard and to spread awareness of a big issue. I would make sure lots of people became aware and I would call out the upper level people who are responsible for deciding the pay. I would want them to feel pressured to equal the pay gap as quickly as possible. If the wage gap is to ever be equal, changes will need to be