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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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    The Aging Workforce

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    Project September 22‚ 2007 The Aging Workforce Prepared by: Mitch Minken The Aging Workforce in Canada and its Implications Introduction There is a looming labour crisis on the near horizon for Canadian employers. As Canada ’s demographics change and the baby boomers move through their lifecycle employers may be facing major labour shortages. This paper examines some of the key points of Canada ’s aging workforce. The Aging Population Canada ’s population is aging due to declining birth

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    The Pay Gap Needs to Stop Imagine getting treated less than an equal‚ just because you are a woman. Should men honestly receive a higher wage than women for doing the same job? On average a woman earns 77 cents to every dollar a man makes (Boushey‚ Arons‚ and Smith). A woman gets paid less to work just as hard as a man if not harder. This is not fair. Men and women should receive equal pay. In the U.S. there are about 10 million single. These mothers struggle to make end meet‚ due to the facts that

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    discrimination has been a hot topic of discussion for hundreds of years. Many people have suffered greatly or even lost their lives at the hands of inequality and injustice. People can be subject to discrimination for numerous reasons such as age‚ color‚ gender or sexually orientation. Individuals can be subject to unfair treatment personally and professionally in their lifetime. In the workplace‚ many employees have felt the impact of unfair treatment. The female population‚ has been subject to

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    Since the end of world war two‚ in 1945‚ Australian society has witnessed many dramatic changes in the rights and freedoms of women. Women‚ who had been encouraged to take on men’s jobs during the war were expected to vacate these positions and return to their traditional vocation in “home making”. Throughout the 1950’s and early 1960’s women were expected to either stay at home or work in underpaid “women’s jobs”. Women’s wages were significantly less in comparison to the wages awarded to men

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    The Australian Workforce

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    due to changing business practices‚ economic conditions and government policy. The Australian workforce can be defined as anyone over the age of 15 who is currently employed or actively seeking work. The most noticeable change is the movement away from full time due to a whole number of factors. Firstly‚ the most important aspect of the workforce is the size and overall quality. There are three factors influencing this: Population size‚ Age distribution and education patterns. Population size is

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    history‚ women have always been discriminated against in terms of work and finance. Since women first entered the workforce in the 1800’s during the Industrial Revolution‚ women have always earned less than their male counterparts. Although women’s movements have made great progress over the past several decades‚ there is a lot left to accomplish. To overcome the social injustices of antiquated gender roles‚ women have strived to advance their education and careers to help pave the way for women in the

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    Women have been involved in some of the most important events of history‚ ranging from activism and engagement in social justice movements‚ breaking sports records‚ finding cures for fatal diseases‚ creating life-changing inventions‚ and even more. Although women have been involved in such events‚ women are still viewed as lesser than their male counterparts due to the sexist and misogynistic society that still is alive and well today. In 1972‚ women received equal rights under the Equal Rights Amendment

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    The so-called gender pay gap‚ which has been debunked many times‚ is still one of the most talked about feminist topics. Feminists still believe that women earn only 77% of what a man earns. This is simply not true. There are several factors which affect men and women’s salaries‚ and hourly pay isn’t one of them. If women truly did earn 77% of what a man earns‚ then the workforce would be almost completely made up of women so that every major company can save up to 23% on wages. The substantial amount

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    Workforce Diversity

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    I. INTRODUCTION Workforce diversity addresses differences among people within an organization. Workforce diversity means that organizations are becoming a more heterogeneous mix of people from different categories. Diversity refers to the co-existence of employees from various socio-cultural backgrounds within the company. Diversity includes cultural factors such as race‚ gender‚ age‚ colour‚ physical ability‚ ethnicity‚ education‚ language‚ lifestyle‚ beliefs‚ economic status‚ etc. Diversity requires

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