The overwhelming income disparity in the United States has alienated millions of Americans, including women who are now struggling to maintain their families afloat, especially women of color, who are at a greater disadvantage economically. These negative effects will continue to destroy the economy and the future of society if not corrected. The male ordinated culture in America has allowed the pay gap for women of all ages, races, educational backgrounds, and professions have created an enormous economic disadvantage for millions of American families, damaging future generations.
Millions of women in the United Sates are dealing with the consequences lower wages have on their families because they continue to be degraded and denied equal …show more content…
It goes to show that women of all walk of life are being affected. If professional athletes, people that society values and admires are against it, is high time that society tries solving this issue. To look at the issue, the same way it is affecting women, from all sides, and to solve it in a way that benefits, women of all races, professions, and sexual orientations. The only logical answer is economic equality, for it benefits not only all women but society as, well, anything less and the future of American families will continue to suffer from this disparity in funds. Michelle Conlin a senior writer and editor of the Working Life Department at Business Week magazine examines what this means for typical household annual incomes. “Today more than 28 million people, about a quarter of the workforce between the ages of 18 and 64, earn less than $9.04 an hour, which translates into a full-time salary of $18,800 a year—the income that marks the federal poverty line for a family of four” (Conlin). These statistics show that this is not just a women’s issue the wage gap is affecting real live families all over the country. For people growing up and working in America, it is an enormous responsibility to raise …show more content…
For working women, the thought of starting a family is often a huge weight in the back of their minds and when many women finally decide to have children face hurdles when they return to work. Sophia Kerby, policy associate at the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law details the implications that starting a family can have on working mothers. “…women, withdraw from the workforce or limit their time at work to allow them to provide needed care at home. As a consequence, these caretakers earn less income in the short run, are less likely to earn raises and promotions, have less access to workplace retirement benefits” (Kerby). This shows the hurdles that are put in front of women, hurdles that would be difficult for any women, especially new mothers, who now must tack on the responsibilities of raising a child. Of teaching their child everything, especially right from wrong. All while balancing the responsibilities at work and in their real life. It can also be a seamless argument for why women deserve equal pay since it is, in fact, beyond equal work. Although having to argue that women deserve equal pay is an insult. The only difference between men and women is a difference between reality and cultural myths and gender stereotypes. As evident by Dr. Hill
Millions of women in the United Sates are dealing with the consequences lower wages have on their families because they continue to be degraded and denied equal …show more content…
It goes to show that women of all walk of life are being affected. If professional athletes, people that society values and admires are against it, is high time that society tries solving this issue. To look at the issue, the same way it is affecting women, from all sides, and to solve it in a way that benefits, women of all races, professions, and sexual orientations. The only logical answer is economic equality, for it benefits not only all women but society as, well, anything less and the future of American families will continue to suffer from this disparity in funds. Michelle Conlin a senior writer and editor of the Working Life Department at Business Week magazine examines what this means for typical household annual incomes. “Today more than 28 million people, about a quarter of the workforce between the ages of 18 and 64, earn less than $9.04 an hour, which translates into a full-time salary of $18,800 a year—the income that marks the federal poverty line for a family of four” (Conlin). These statistics show that this is not just a women’s issue the wage gap is affecting real live families all over the country. For people growing up and working in America, it is an enormous responsibility to raise …show more content…
For working women, the thought of starting a family is often a huge weight in the back of their minds and when many women finally decide to have children face hurdles when they return to work. Sophia Kerby, policy associate at the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law details the implications that starting a family can have on working mothers. “…women, withdraw from the workforce or limit their time at work to allow them to provide needed care at home. As a consequence, these caretakers earn less income in the short run, are less likely to earn raises and promotions, have less access to workplace retirement benefits” (Kerby). This shows the hurdles that are put in front of women, hurdles that would be difficult for any women, especially new mothers, who now must tack on the responsibilities of raising a child. Of teaching their child everything, especially right from wrong. All while balancing the responsibilities at work and in their real life. It can also be a seamless argument for why women deserve equal pay since it is, in fact, beyond equal work. Although having to argue that women deserve equal pay is an insult. The only difference between men and women is a difference between reality and cultural myths and gender stereotypes. As evident by Dr. Hill