The Cause Of Women's Wage Gap

Women are being cheated on almost $33 billion dollars a year due to the unjust wage gap that women around the world are experiencing (Sacramento Bee 2015). Wage gap has been an ongoing problem since the 20th century and it is time for women to be treated as equals, especially in the workplace. Extended job options, shorter hours, and improved pay is just the beginning of the corrections that need to be made in the workplace for women (Pakistan Observer 2013). For example, in some states women make 84 cents for every dollar earned by a man, however some women don’t even receive that much. Additionally, some of these women are mothers who are trying to support a family which is difficult if the income is very little. This wage gap causes the