Comparable Worth: Fair or not?
In our economy today women earn about 40% less that a male in the same position. This figure has been adjusted for women who worked less hours, had less education, or seniority.
(Us Commission on Civil Rights).
A study in 1976 showed starting salaries of male and female college graduates were
equal. (Michael Gold, The Case for Comparable Worth) This study doesn't go on to examine
what happens to women on the job as time goes on. By 1978 women's pay had dropped to about
80 percent of those same men. Feminists have come up with the slogan “ Comparable Worth” to try to make blue collar
men feel guilty for earning more money than women with degrees and to trick the men into …show more content…
Women who work in jobs that are normally considered male jobs such as segregated jobs
A Segregated job is a job that is held by at least 70% of one sex. 70% of men and 54 % of
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women work in segregated jobs. 2/3 of the jobs in this country are segregated occupations
according to Michael Evan Gold, The Case for Comparable Worth.
Comparable worth is basically just comparing male dominated versus female dominated
jobs and their salaries. That there is discrimination against women caused by occupational
segregation. Where one sex holds over 70% of the jobs in that occupation. Men in these
positions get better pay and their earnings continue to rise. The more women in a job the less
the salary.
“Cumulative statistics reveal the pay gap clearly: female household employees earn only 70 percent as much as males; female clerics earn only 66 percent as much as males; female
craft workers 60%, female managers and administrators earn only about 58% as males.
(Michael Evan Gold, The case for comparable worth)
This is where the 70 % rule would take affect. If there are more than 70% of women
In our economy today women earn about 40% less that a male in the same position. This figure has been adjusted for women who worked less hours, had less education, or seniority.
(Us Commission on Civil Rights).
A study in 1976 showed starting salaries of male and female college graduates were
equal. (Michael Gold, The Case for Comparable Worth) This study doesn't go on to examine
what happens to women on the job as time goes on. By 1978 women's pay had dropped to about
80 percent of those same men. Feminists have come up with the slogan “ Comparable Worth” to try to make blue collar
men feel guilty for earning more money than women with degrees and to trick the men into …show more content…
Women who work in jobs that are normally considered male jobs such as segregated jobs
A Segregated job is a job that is held by at least 70% of one sex. 70% of men and 54 % of
draft pg 2
women work in segregated jobs. 2/3 of the jobs in this country are segregated occupations
according to Michael Evan Gold, The Case for Comparable Worth.
Comparable worth is basically just comparing male dominated versus female dominated
jobs and their salaries. That there is discrimination against women caused by occupational
segregation. Where one sex holds over 70% of the jobs in that occupation. Men in these
positions get better pay and their earnings continue to rise. The more women in a job the less
the salary.
“Cumulative statistics reveal the pay gap clearly: female household employees earn only 70 percent as much as males; female clerics earn only 66 percent as much as males; female
craft workers 60%, female managers and administrators earn only about 58% as males.
(Michael Evan Gold, The case for comparable worth)
This is where the 70 % rule would take affect. If there are more than 70% of women