Gender Wage Gap In Australia
The Gender-Wage Gap
The gender wage gap is often perceived as and old fashion occurrence, however, the inequality between men and women still does exist in today’s workforce. Australia’s gender-wage may not be as prominent as it was in the past and few figures conclude that the gap is narrowing but women are still being discriminated against (McGregor & Still 1996). To reduce and finally demolish the gender wage gap, the Australian government needs to take action and regulate laws in employment relations and to stop discrimination against women in the workforce who have the same or equal qualifications as men do. This essay will overall discuss theories what the Australian government will need to address in order to get rid of the gender …show more content…
According to Leutwiler & Kleiner (2003), “discrimination is the provision of unequal benefits to people of different ascriptive statuses despite identical qualifications and merit”. In this sense discrimination against women has created the gender-wage gap. For gender discrimination to exist in the workplace a man and woman must have the same or equal qualifications for a specific job, but with a different pay. Kidd and Ferko (2001) described the gender wage gap as “ differences in human capital related characteristics and an unexplained portion attributed to discrimination. Clearly, stated is that discrimination is in fact a contributor to the wage …show more content…
The 1970’s was a time where feminism was increasing and more and more women were demanding more equal rights. Women wanted to be equal to men as they were now doing the same jobs and acquiring the same educational qualifications. So It is reasonable to say that women should be getting equal pay to men as they provide the same labor required for the same occupation. However, more recently to avoid inequality was John Howard’s 2006 Work Choices Act. The act was designed to regulate the workforce and protect all employees including women. The general rule for this act was “equal pay for equal work (Lyons & Smith, 2007). Women’s wages were lesser than men because the general perception of a household would be the male as the main breadwinner, while the women takes on domestic responsibilities. However, households have now become more modernized, where some women now take the role of the main breadwinner. Therefore, wages need to be equal between men and
The gender wage gap is often perceived as and old fashion occurrence, however, the inequality between men and women still does exist in today’s workforce. Australia’s gender-wage may not be as prominent as it was in the past and few figures conclude that the gap is narrowing but women are still being discriminated against (McGregor & Still 1996). To reduce and finally demolish the gender wage gap, the Australian government needs to take action and regulate laws in employment relations and to stop discrimination against women in the workforce who have the same or equal qualifications as men do. This essay will overall discuss theories what the Australian government will need to address in order to get rid of the gender …show more content…
According to Leutwiler & Kleiner (2003), “discrimination is the provision of unequal benefits to people of different ascriptive statuses despite identical qualifications and merit”. In this sense discrimination against women has created the gender-wage gap. For gender discrimination to exist in the workplace a man and woman must have the same or equal qualifications for a specific job, but with a different pay. Kidd and Ferko (2001) described the gender wage gap as “ differences in human capital related characteristics and an unexplained portion attributed to discrimination. Clearly, stated is that discrimination is in fact a contributor to the wage …show more content…
The 1970’s was a time where feminism was increasing and more and more women were demanding more equal rights. Women wanted to be equal to men as they were now doing the same jobs and acquiring the same educational qualifications. So It is reasonable to say that women should be getting equal pay to men as they provide the same labor required for the same occupation. However, more recently to avoid inequality was John Howard’s 2006 Work Choices Act. The act was designed to regulate the workforce and protect all employees including women. The general rule for this act was “equal pay for equal work (Lyons & Smith, 2007). Women’s wages were lesser than men because the general perception of a household would be the male as the main breadwinner, while the women takes on domestic responsibilities. However, households have now become more modernized, where some women now take the role of the main breadwinner. Therefore, wages need to be equal between men and