There is no limit for being successful and happy in this world. As a female adolescent I am still told to dream big and let my voice be heard. Women are capable of doing anything that a male can do. Inside the next few years I will be considering a path for a career and entering the workforce competing for positions with men. Unfortunately, not only will my experience and the college I attended be significant, so will my gender. Women, who are accomplished currently face daily challenges in a man’s world. Presently in the United States and the world the gender pay gap among females and males is still a major setback for all women in the workplace.
In most states throughout our country, millennial women are more likely than millennial men to have a college degree. Currently young women are more likely than young men to get paid less for doing the same job. Also, these same men have a much easier access to top executive jobs. These same women have higher poverty rates and lower earnings than men. (“10 Findings about Women in the Workplace” para. 6) Research indicates that employed “women still make just 78 cents for every dollar earned by men. Black women earn on average 64 cents and Latinas only 54 cents for each dollar earned by white men.” (ACLU para. 1) Employers must demonstrate wage disparity only based on differences in skill and experience not by gender. The National Organization for …show more content…
When we deny women the right for equality, it causes a dangerous effect economically and socially which holds all of
In most states throughout our country, millennial women are more likely than millennial men to have a college degree. Currently young women are more likely than young men to get paid less for doing the same job. Also, these same men have a much easier access to top executive jobs. These same women have higher poverty rates and lower earnings than men. (“10 Findings about Women in the Workplace” para. 6) Research indicates that employed “women still make just 78 cents for every dollar earned by men. Black women earn on average 64 cents and Latinas only 54 cents for each dollar earned by white men.” (ACLU para. 1) Employers must demonstrate wage disparity only based on differences in skill and experience not by gender. The National Organization for …show more content…
When we deny women the right for equality, it causes a dangerous effect economically and socially which holds all of