Gender pay gap should not go on
1.Introduction
The gender pay gap means that women tend to earn less than men in the society . Specifically, women’s average wages are three-fourth of men’s wages among people in full time employment according to Bureau of Labor Statistics.[ O'Brien, Sara Ashley (April 14, 2015). "78 cents on the dollar: The facts about the gender wage gap". CNN Money (New York). Retrieved May 28, 2015.]
This phenomenon is very common in countries all over the world, it has a long history and is affected by many reasons such as sex , homework and strength. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development history and current situation of the situation. Besides , the paper plans to analyze the causes of this phenomenon, …show more content…
Some people think that it is because women choose lower income work areas. Some people believe that women have to share the energy in their families, so their work must be affected by their families, and they should be paid less.
In terms of gender distribution in the labor market, Men and women tend to choose different areas of workplace to develop their expertise. They are usually in the majority of low skilled areas such as shop assistant of supermarket , administrative assistants and so on . [ What are the causes?]Besides , in the same field, women tend to be responsible for lower levels of work and earn less wages than male staff. When in the same company, the female role is often responsible for the trivial and unimportant office affairs like printing documents and confirming the …show more content…
during the 1950s believed that money is a common standard measure .[ Becker, Gary S.The Economics of Discrimination .Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1971.] From the point of view of money, it can be seen whether discrimination exists. Through a series of research, he found that the market staff can be divided into different types according to different characteristics. Different features mentioned include gender, education, skill and so on. When employers recruit new people, It is likely to be influenced by their prejudice and refuse to employ female workers. Because such employers tend to think that women workers will only bring less benefits for them. However , He believed that the power of the market will weaken the gender factor, so that women are more likely to get equal opportunities. His study also found that employers' discrimination could lead to discrimination between employees, so that the work environment will become very
1.Introduction
The gender pay gap means that women tend to earn less than men in the society . Specifically, women’s average wages are three-fourth of men’s wages among people in full time employment according to Bureau of Labor Statistics.[ O'Brien, Sara Ashley (April 14, 2015). "78 cents on the dollar: The facts about the gender wage gap". CNN Money (New York). Retrieved May 28, 2015.]
This phenomenon is very common in countries all over the world, it has a long history and is affected by many reasons such as sex , homework and strength. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development history and current situation of the situation. Besides , the paper plans to analyze the causes of this phenomenon, …show more content…
Some people think that it is because women choose lower income work areas. Some people believe that women have to share the energy in their families, so their work must be affected by their families, and they should be paid less.
In terms of gender distribution in the labor market, Men and women tend to choose different areas of workplace to develop their expertise. They are usually in the majority of low skilled areas such as shop assistant of supermarket , administrative assistants and so on . [ What are the causes?]Besides , in the same field, women tend to be responsible for lower levels of work and earn less wages than male staff. When in the same company, the female role is often responsible for the trivial and unimportant office affairs like printing documents and confirming the …show more content…
during the 1950s believed that money is a common standard measure .[ Becker, Gary S.The Economics of Discrimination .Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1971.] From the point of view of money, it can be seen whether discrimination exists. Through a series of research, he found that the market staff can be divided into different types according to different characteristics. Different features mentioned include gender, education, skill and so on. When employers recruit new people, It is likely to be influenced by their prejudice and refuse to employ female workers. Because such employers tend to think that women workers will only bring less benefits for them. However , He believed that the power of the market will weaken the gender factor, so that women are more likely to get equal opportunities. His study also found that employers' discrimination could lead to discrimination between employees, so that the work environment will become very