goal of becoming a teacher. The school district refused to give her the equal amount of pay that men received‚ even though Lampe was the sole earner while her husband was in graduate school. Later‚ Lampe went into public school administration and found once again that her gender — and marital status — was a factor in her pay. While trying to negotiate her salary‚ one of the board members told her‚ “You don’t need as much pay because your husband is a professor and you have enough money” (Owens).
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Mike K. Essay on equal pay in the work place. In 1963‚ President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law‚ making it unlawful to discriminate against a worker on the basis of sex. Since that time‚ the wage gap between men and women in the United States has narrowed by just 15 cents‚ now being 74 cents‚ as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. Pay equality is most prevalent for the 16 to 24 age group‚ in which women earn more than 90 percent of what men do; however‚ the gap becomes 75 percent
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In the United States‚ equal pay for equal work has been a controversial topic since the Equal Pay Act of 1963 was passed. It was aimed to abolish wage disparity based on sex. In a study in 2015‚ female full-time workers made only 80 cents for every dollar earned by men‚ a gender wage gap of 20 percent. The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). As indicated by their studies‚ if change proceeds at an indistinguishable moderate pace as it has for the last fifty years‚ it will take 44 years—or
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Equal Pay Discrimination. That’s what this world has come to. Discriminating against people with skin of color‚ their religion‚ their choices in life‚ and most of all‚ against women. Some men think women can’t do the same job as well as them just because they are women. Therefore‚ women are getting paid less than men for doing the same exact job. That needs to change. Fast. Tons of people say women shouldn’t do a certain thing just because it’s a “man’s job”. Well‚ I’m here to say different
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Walmart violated the equal employment opportunity act 1963 and the Civil Act of 1964‚ which states that no employee should face discrimination based on gender‚ promotion‚ job classification‚ assignment‚ and compensation and working conditions‚ (Picot‚ 2001). The law further states that women and men must always receive equal pay for performing equal work. However‚ Walmart allegedly promoted fewer women to store management positions. Women also take longer to move up as compared to men with cases
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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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demand to have equal pay wage or not at all because it affects our community in a majorly negative way. In a society where everyone seems to feel like a victim and justifies their feelings with videos and social media rants‚ a realistic problem facing women in the work force in the Wage Gap battle. This is a battle that has been going on for years. Although it has improved‚ many women are still struggling to be as equal as the man. Professions such as: Nursing and Teachers mostly pay equal amounts of
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According to the Equal Pay Act‚ the payment is based on three major points. Firstly‚ the effort that the person is doing. In the case of soccer‚ the USWNT does the same job as the male counterpart. However‚ as they normally play more games by advancing to the next round than the men‚ the women should get paid more than the males. The second part is the skill set. Women and male players have similar skills in this matter. The regulations for payments are not based on the gender of the athlete. The
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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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EQUAL REMUNERATION ACT‚ 1976 [Act 25 of 1976 amended by Act 49 of 1987] CONTENTS CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title‚ extent and commencement. 2. Definitions. 3. Act to have overriding erect. CHAPTER II PAYMENT OF REMUNERATION AT EQUAL RATES TO MEN AND WOMEN WORKERS AND OTHER MATTERS 4. Duty of employer to pay equal remuneration to men and women workers for same work or work of similar nature. 5. No discrimination to be made while recruiting men and
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