The gender pay gap is determined by the difference in annual wage of men and women throughout a country (cite). This literature review will discuss the topic of ‘why do women earn less than men’? Throughout the globe this seems to be a sensitive issue and one that has had many debate over the years. However it is important to shed light on the situation, because without the needed help and support, women may never have the opportunity to access pay that is equal to their male work colleages. The review will begin by discussing two themes that I have found which are ‘men are seen as the better option’, and ‘women canot progress because they are the carers for the children’. The review will then talk about the current gaps in the literature,
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This model is aimed at explaining why the gender pay gap exists and where it stems from. In this article, it showed how it was due to the “gender differences in investment strategies and selection effects” (Ruel & Hauser, 2013). What this means, is, women are not seen as an investment by employers because women need to take time away from work to have children. Subsequently, employing young women (who are around the usual age of having children) would be seen as a poor investment (Ruel & Hauser, 2013). This is a large explanation for the gender pay gap, as men are seeing the job offers and promotions that most women are …show more content…
So how are we supposed to make fair and unbias conclusions when we don’t have both sides of the stories? All of the information provided is very one sided, and I believe we need to understand the other side of the argument before we can go ahead and do further research.
Research Questions:
1. Has the number of men staying at home and looking after the children increased in the last ten years?
2. Is the gender wage gap influenced by women who would rather stay at home and look after the children?
3. Why do employers typically pay women less than men when they do the same job?
Hypotheses:
I predict that men and women couples who have children have a mutual agreement on who plays what role in the household, whether that be the child carer or the breadwiner.
In conclusion, it is clear to see that through the themes of “ “ and “ “, women are unable to reach the goals and success levels that they deserve. Unless the stereotypes and norms change, women will not reach their full potential in their working lives. It is unfornatate that this affects them later down the track when they want to retire. Laws will not change this, we as a society need to change.
(talk about my research
This model is aimed at explaining why the gender pay gap exists and where it stems from. In this article, it showed how it was due to the “gender differences in investment strategies and selection effects” (Ruel & Hauser, 2013). What this means, is, women are not seen as an investment by employers because women need to take time away from work to have children. Subsequently, employing young women (who are around the usual age of having children) would be seen as a poor investment (Ruel & Hauser, 2013). This is a large explanation for the gender pay gap, as men are seeing the job offers and promotions that most women are …show more content…
So how are we supposed to make fair and unbias conclusions when we don’t have both sides of the stories? All of the information provided is very one sided, and I believe we need to understand the other side of the argument before we can go ahead and do further research.
Research Questions:
1. Has the number of men staying at home and looking after the children increased in the last ten years?
2. Is the gender wage gap influenced by women who would rather stay at home and look after the children?
3. Why do employers typically pay women less than men when they do the same job?
Hypotheses:
I predict that men and women couples who have children have a mutual agreement on who plays what role in the household, whether that be the child carer or the breadwiner.
In conclusion, it is clear to see that through the themes of “ “ and “ “, women are unable to reach the goals and success levels that they deserve. Unless the stereotypes and norms change, women will not reach their full potential in their working lives. It is unfornatate that this affects them later down the track when they want to retire. Laws will not change this, we as a society need to change.
(talk about my research