Pay Gap Arguments

Wage Gap: The Other 23 Cents

Imagine you and your co-worker – same position, same hours, same qualifications, same gender, and overall very similar – get your paychecks back and they got paid 1,000 dollars while you get paid 770, 690, or even 550 dollars for the equal amount of work. That doesn't seem fair now does it? Most of you probably would say no. So, let's change it a little bit, same scenario, but this time you are either a minority sex or race compared to your white coworker, is that fair? Guessing most of you will say no again. In, the year 2017 the wage gap between genders and races should not exist, but it does.

Women are most of the time paid less than men. The gap between the salaries has not made any improvements since 2007.
They say the "77 cents for every dollar a man makes" is simply because women work less time and overall have lower paying jobs. Which yes this can be true, but as Table 1 and 2 in "Women Earn Less Than Men in All of the Most Common Occupations for Men", they compare the salary of men and women in the same field per each full-time week of work. The chart still shows that women are making less than men, no matter what field. Another myth they have is the excuse that women are discouraged from joining higher-paying job fields. This is a myth in some cases, but society tells girls "at least you're pretty" and "that’s a boy job", so from a young age they feel restricted to what they can live up to. I believe that to fix this issue we need to create stricter laws and follow through and enforce them. The government and company workers need to care more about this issue. If women stood up and went to court if they notice they are being paid less, we could get more businesses and government officials to realize there is a real problem We need to stop having gender roles on kids from a young age, let girls and boys know they can be whatever they want, whether high paying or
While many people struggle to believe, it exists, I bet those people are white males who haven't seen it firsthand. "Imagine you're a little girl. You're growing up. You practice as hard as you can, with girls, with boys. You have a dream. You fight, you work, you sacrifice to get to this stage. You work as hard as anyone you know. And then you get to this stage, and you're told you're not the same as a boy. Almost as good, but not quite the same. Think how devastating and demoralizing that could be." -Venus Williams. I think this quote speaks volumes about how hard your teen years effect your strive and personality. We need to inspire girls from a young age they can do anything a boy