In the workplace wage inequality is something that has been around for a very long time and has been changing very fast. The workforce in the United States of America and Canada had a big change during the start of World War 2 because most of the men were being sent off to the war effort. The American and Canadian governments started encouraging corporations to hire women to fill the available job spots. Women were now doing the same jobs that men had been doing for many years to help with the war effort. Women were not the only ones getting jobs, but minority’s employment was on the rise too. The war was a stepping stone for women and minorities and gave them the opportunity to work. But this was also the start of wage inequality by discrimination.
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The ethnicity of a person can determine their chances of getting a job. Even though ethnic inequality in the United States is a lot better than the 1960’s it’s still something that is very much present.
“The second individualistic explanation also shows high levels of importance and Americans believe that differences in family upbringing are important in explaining both advantage and disadvantage” (Croll et al 54).
Croll suggests that even the biological reasons for inequality are gone and they have been replaced by other factors like culture. A person can’t control their culture and losing a job or getting paid less for this reason seems absurd. The effect on these employers can actually be negative as they can lose a skilled employee, which could cause them to lose money. “Racial inequality is getting better between blacks and whites and the stats have solid proof of this between 1940 to 1980 the white-black gap has decreased by 29 percent points” (School of Social Service Administration 702). Inequality in the workforce is getting better however it still has a long way to go, but the wage inequality gap between the poor and rich continues to
The ethnicity of a person can determine their chances of getting a job. Even though ethnic inequality in the United States is a lot better than the 1960’s it’s still something that is very much present.
“The second individualistic explanation also shows high levels of importance and Americans believe that differences in family upbringing are important in explaining both advantage and disadvantage” (Croll et al 54).
Croll suggests that even the biological reasons for inequality are gone and they have been replaced by other factors like culture. A person can’t control their culture and losing a job or getting paid less for this reason seems absurd. The effect on these employers can actually be negative as they can lose a skilled employee, which could cause them to lose money. “Racial inequality is getting better between blacks and whites and the stats have solid proof of this between 1940 to 1980 the white-black gap has decreased by 29 percent points” (School of Social Service Administration 702). Inequality in the workforce is getting better however it still has a long way to go, but the wage inequality gap between the poor and rich continues to