In 1963 the Equal Pay Act was passed making it illegal to pay a woman less than a man who is working the same job and hours‚ with an equal level of education‚ and the same amount of practical on the job. In 2010 (47 years later) the Paycheck Fairness Act was passed‚ woman all over the USA are STILL waiting to see the results of either. So‚ why does a colored immigrant lesbian earn less? Well‚ some would say that this is just a myth‚ but it’s not. Woman in general earn $.77 for every $1 a man makes
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April‚ 2013 Hard Work Pays Off It’s 7am‚ Monday July 26th 2004. The sun has just risen up and it’s already reached 92 Degrees. I’m sweating out of control and out of breath just like the other Sixty- Five teenage boys here. The smell of grass is strong and unpleasant and there is no shaded area in site. The line for water is like a mile long and were all fighting like mad men to get a sip. My legs are burning from the running‚ my arms hurting from the endless pushups and I’m holding on
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woman deserves equal pay for equal work...Its time to do away with work place policies that belong in a Mad Men episode." -President Obama. The Equal Pay Act is a big topic in today’s society. The Equal Pay Act would ensure equal pay regardless of your gender. Woman get paid less than men (averaging 78 cents on the dollar) and people are fighting to fix it. I believe they have a pretty good reason to fight. Equal pay should be a right‚ not a opportunity. Women deserve equal pay for equal work‚ and
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the Equal Pay (and Amendment) Act not resulted in equal pay in the UK? 15th January 2007 WORD COUNT: 1497 1.0 Introduction The Equal Pay Act of 1970 was originally formulated in response to Article 141 of the EU treaty which stated that Each member state shall ensure that the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for work of equal value is applied. ’ This piece of legislation‚ which was later amended in 1983‚ was intended to remedy the vast gender pay difference‚ allowing
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fixed. The biggest areas of concern are the differences between men and women’s pay and the differences between each races pay. Also another topic of discussion is the reasons why there is even a gap in the first place. So a few things to think about throughout this paper are: What is the real gap between men and women’s pay? What is the real gap between each race in pay? What are the major underlying reasons for these gaps in both gender and race? Gap in Pay by Gender According to Rebecca Leber of
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less than men who were doing the same jobs and the same amount of work as themselves. Women should receive pay equal to that of their male counterparts because there is no reason why two people doing the same job and putting in the same amount of work should receive different amounts of pay simply because one of those people is a woman. Unfortunately‚ the gender pay gap still remains
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felt all around the world. This idea is presented in the movie‚ Pay It Forward. In the movie Pay It Forward‚ a seventh grade social studies teacher assigns a life-altering project that results in a drug addicts second chance on life‚ the reunion of a family‚ and a small social
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The Equal Pay Act of 1963Throughout history‚ women have been paid less than men have‚ even when employed in identical jobs. It was generally accepted in the United States that men deserved to earn more money than women do‚ even if their work was identical. The contemporary mindset was that men were the heads of the households and therefore were the primary income producer in their families. This‚ of course‚ was not always so. In many homes‚ the head of household and sole breadwinner was a woman‚
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Pay It Forward is an inspiring movie about a boy who creates a movement from Nevada to California. This movement called “Pay it forward” started just from a 7th grade social studies class. It all starts with yourself‚ you do something nice or help 3 people in a major way and then they carry it on to 3 other people each. The numbers will grow so immense that the movement is able to stretch into different states in all different kinds of areas. This movement is an example of transcendentalism. Trevor
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The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was established to “Make it illegal to pay different wages to men and women if they perform equal work in the same workplace (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). Nevertheless‚ “The law also makes it illegal to retaliate against a person because the person
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