Women Deserve Equal Pay The argument over whether the gender pay gap still exists is often brought up without an exact answer. Women getting paid less than men for doing the same job is real and is happening everyday. People may question why women still face a gender pay gap and why they deserve to have equal pay. Woman face the gender pay gap because of sexism ‚discrimination‚ and stereotypes. Many think it is a myth or not true because of the Fair Pay Act of 2013 or fair pay laws. Gender pay gap is still an issue in our world today
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In order to apply the Equal Pay Act there are four criteria that need to be met. They are; Equal Skill‚ Equal Effort‚ Equal Responsibility‚ and Similar Working Conditions. According to the article titled An Analysis of the Equal Pay Act‚ “Equal Skill constitutes the performance requirement of the jobs under consideration‚ not the skills which are unnecessary for the job but which an employee might possess.” Examples of the skills that are under consideration are experience‚ training‚ education‚ and
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The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was signed into law on June 10‚ 1963‚ by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program. In the Equal Pay Act of 1963 it prohibits gender discrimination when it comes to the payment of their wages. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 allows both men and women to know that they can stand side by side and do the same job for the same amount of pay. This provision allows both genders to get paid equally no matter their gender. This is based off of equal work on jobs the performance
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Equal Pay for Women When it comes to the topic of equal pay for women‚ most will agree that women should be paid the same as men. Whereas some are convinced that they should be‚ others maintain that they shouldn’t. “We have a responsibility to ensure that no one in this country makes less as a result of his/her gender.” (“The Importance of Equal Pay for Women”‚ 1). Discrimination continues simply because all the laws that are aimed to help don’t provide basic tools. An infinite amount of people
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Every single person in this world‚ no matter what they look like‚ what they believe in‚ or if their male/female should have equal rights. Equal rights can not‚ or should not‚ be denied or forgotten. We the people should be able to choose what we do with our lives‚ and not let some ruler control us. There should still be some enforcement so that people can have some sense of safety‚ and enforcement would be around to make sure that people don’t get too carried away and end up hurting loads of people
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things happen‚ you will fill the world with hope‚ you will fill yourself with hope.” – Barack Obama. This quote by Barack Obama‚ relates to the movie Pay It Forward by Mimi Leder made in 2000‚ in the way that Trevor did not wait for good to happen to him‚ he just went out and started helping out. The little boy Trevor wants to start a movement called pay it forward‚ were one person helps another person and that one person has to help out three other people and so forth. Paying it forward could actually
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Equal Work Deserves Equal Pay! I stumbled home from work on the verge of exhaustion; I had worked for ten hours! When I opened the door‚ my husband had a curved smile and a check of $100 in his hand. I stared in disbelief at my check-which earned me $80. My husband and I share the same occupation and work hours. How did my husband earn more money for the same amount of work? Women deserve equal pay to supply and care for themselves‚ as well as their families. Women require equal pay because women
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The Equal Pay Act or EPA was signed by President John F Kennedy on June 10th‚ 1963‚ and it was one the initial anti-discrimination federal laws and the act made it illegal to pay women and men who work in the same organization different salaries (Snow & Snow‚ 2016). Furthermore‚ this act makes it unlawful for employers to differentiate on the basis of sex in payment for jobs that require equal skills‚ responsibility‚ and effort. Additionally‚ the EPA protects a vast majority of employees working
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Equal Pay Act of 1963: an Analysis Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………….Page 3 Derfinition………………………………………………………………………...…Page 3 Discussion…………………………………………………………………………...Page 3 Application to Interviewing…………………………………………………………Page 4 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………..Page 4 Despite our country’s love of freedom‚ throughout its history‚ the United States has oppressed minorities. If someone isn’t a middle-aged Caucasian male‚ they automatically have to work harder
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Equal‚ being the same in quantity‚ size‚ degree‚ or value. You make think by now‚ men and women would be equal. In some cases they are‚ but did you know that women receive less money on pay day than men. How would you feel if your co-worker received $1000 but you only received $770. Both of you have the same job and worked the same amount of hours‚ but the one difference is you are male and you are female. You think‚ “Why did I get less.” Women have been proven to work harder‚ more women go to universities
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