Gender pay gap is not only trouble but also structural barrier
Although the ideology of patriarchy society still exists in some countries in this world, in the developed countries it goes beyond as women are playing an important role to create a modern civilization as men. The term “patriarchy society” refers to exercise rule over women and nature in a society. During the early centuries, women were not entitled to the same rights and privileges as men. They were not allowed to vote and were usually required to surrender control of their property to their husband upon marriage. Moreover, their educational and occupational opportunities were severely limited. It was commonly believed that a woman 's place was …show more content…
The paradigm shift of women entering into the job was during the World War I and World War II in the 20th century. During this time a large numbers of American women got the opportunity to do the jobs in the war industries in order to encourage men to switch their jobs that supported the war effort. Until the early 1960, women were entitled to work only in some listed positions published by newspaper that time. Male used to get higher level jobs almost exclusively under “Help wanted – Male” titled in the newspaper that time. However, in some cases the ads ran identical jobs under male and female listings—but with separate pay scales. Research has shown in the article “A history of pay inequality in US” that “between 1950 and 1960, women with full time jobs earned on average between 59–64 cents for every dollar their male counterparts earned in the same job.” To solve this issue the National War Labor Board in 1942 decided they should paid the same: “If it shall become necessary to employ women on work ordinarily performed by men, they must be allowed equal pay for equal work.” From the article entitled “The fight for equal pay dates back to civil War.” However, the biggest problem after women started working traditionally was changing men’s attitudes because they were worried that if women were paid less for the same work, management could dilute male workers’ wages after they returned from the war. Thus, male dominated companies saw women’s needs and desires of the job as secondary to men’s, so they were not taken seriously or not given special consideration just because they were women. By considering all the situations, the Equal Pay Act of 1964 establish which mention it is illegal to pay women lower rates for the same job
Although the ideology of patriarchy society still exists in some countries in this world, in the developed countries it goes beyond as women are playing an important role to create a modern civilization as men. The term “patriarchy society” refers to exercise rule over women and nature in a society. During the early centuries, women were not entitled to the same rights and privileges as men. They were not allowed to vote and were usually required to surrender control of their property to their husband upon marriage. Moreover, their educational and occupational opportunities were severely limited. It was commonly believed that a woman 's place was …show more content…
The paradigm shift of women entering into the job was during the World War I and World War II in the 20th century. During this time a large numbers of American women got the opportunity to do the jobs in the war industries in order to encourage men to switch their jobs that supported the war effort. Until the early 1960, women were entitled to work only in some listed positions published by newspaper that time. Male used to get higher level jobs almost exclusively under “Help wanted – Male” titled in the newspaper that time. However, in some cases the ads ran identical jobs under male and female listings—but with separate pay scales. Research has shown in the article “A history of pay inequality in US” that “between 1950 and 1960, women with full time jobs earned on average between 59–64 cents for every dollar their male counterparts earned in the same job.” To solve this issue the National War Labor Board in 1942 decided they should paid the same: “If it shall become necessary to employ women on work ordinarily performed by men, they must be allowed equal pay for equal work.” From the article entitled “The fight for equal pay dates back to civil War.” However, the biggest problem after women started working traditionally was changing men’s attitudes because they were worried that if women were paid less for the same work, management could dilute male workers’ wages after they returned from the war. Thus, male dominated companies saw women’s needs and desires of the job as secondary to men’s, so they were not taken seriously or not given special consideration just because they were women. By considering all the situations, the Equal Pay Act of 1964 establish which mention it is illegal to pay women lower rates for the same job