Pay Equality In The Workplace

Despite the numerous advances occurring yearly in the 21st Century, we as a society have yet to come up with a way to resolve the issues of pay equity and pay equality that seems to plague today’s work landscape. One would think the Equal Pay Act would have remedied these issues but it has not. The law afforded the opportunities for individuals who work in the same job that uses the same or equal skill, effort and responsibility, which are performed in the same work environment equal pay. This equal pay is just not about the same wages, but included overtime pay, vacation and holiday pay, profit sharing, stock options, allowances, and other benefits. The issue with pay equity is that it puts women and minorities at a wage disadvantage with their male workers whom have similar jobs. On the other coin of …show more content…
The military is a male dominated organization that provides everyone the same opportunity for advancement in your career that comes higher pay and responsibilities. A female airman has gained the same rights and privileges afforded their male counterparts in pay and their job assignment. Female workers who have the same work experiences, skills, and education should be afforded the same pay and benefits offered to their male coworkers especially if their occupations have similar job requirements. This wage inequality in the workplace it seems is about power, prestige or pride that regardless of how many years you work, college degrees that you earned or skill enhancement you received that you can never achieve more than me. However, another reason for this disparity in pay is that some women will leave the workforce to become mothers, to take care of family members or other matters outside working for a few years. When decision to come back into the workforce after a few years, it will have an effect on