“Despite significant progress in recent decades, American women remain disadvantaged in terms of pay, promotion prospects and work-life balance,” (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2013 report on women’s earnings). It is evident that equal treatment between men and women is present. Women are marginalized because they face many challenges such as unequal pay and the greater likelihood of being victims to domestic abuse.
The gender wage gap is a prominent issue in today’s workplace. The structure of today’s families have dramatically changed. Only 20% of today’s families have just one parent working and the other at home taking care of the children. It has become more often for women to have the role of the family's breadwinner and caregiver (Harris). Women are playing a larger force in the workforce but their wages continue to be less. A woman and a man could have the exact same profession and do the same …show more content…
For every dollar a man makes, a women will make on average 77 cents (Women’s Rights). This difference in wage for both sexes has not budged in many years. "If change continues at the same slow pace as it has done for the past fifty years," the Institute for Women's Policy Research warns, "It will take almost another fifty - or until 2056 - for women to finally reach pay parity." (Hymowitz). Whether it’s a women dominated or male dominated or equal, the difference in wages exists. (Hill). Women face many types of discrimination in the workforce. Shelly Corell and Stephen Benard, both a sociologist, conducted a study and found that non-mothers were more likely to to be hired than mothers. Furthermore, when comparing equally qualified individuals, it was
The gender wage gap is a prominent issue in today’s workplace. The structure of today’s families have dramatically changed. Only 20% of today’s families have just one parent working and the other at home taking care of the children. It has become more often for women to have the role of the family's breadwinner and caregiver (Harris). Women are playing a larger force in the workforce but their wages continue to be less. A woman and a man could have the exact same profession and do the same …show more content…
For every dollar a man makes, a women will make on average 77 cents (Women’s Rights). This difference in wage for both sexes has not budged in many years. "If change continues at the same slow pace as it has done for the past fifty years," the Institute for Women's Policy Research warns, "It will take almost another fifty - or until 2056 - for women to finally reach pay parity." (Hymowitz). Whether it’s a women dominated or male dominated or equal, the difference in wages exists. (Hill). Women face many types of discrimination in the workforce. Shelly Corell and Stephen Benard, both a sociologist, conducted a study and found that non-mothers were more likely to to be hired than mothers. Furthermore, when comparing equally qualified individuals, it was