Despite the fact that over the last fifty years women significantly improved their social position in America and drastically changed the economic situation, by taking over almost half of today’s professions, they are still facing wage discrimination based on gender. According to the Labor Department, the wage gap over the last few years was continuously narrowing; however, the monetary expansion that happened in the last few months greatly improved the economic position of men. As a result of that, the increase in men’s income was more than doubled that of what women earned, which means that women earned only 81.1 cents on the dollar compared to men (Morath). The fact that this gap is a part of our reality, and it results in millions of
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It is highly unlikely that all women work in a low-paid industries, it is also doubtful that all of them have a lower education than their male coworkers, and their productivity, knowledge and skills are different. In the article “Women Face Ed-Tech Opportunity Gap”, Herold proves that female technology leaders face serious wage discrimination that is based on their sex. Their career opportunities are also greatly limited. It is definite that as the specific high-paying job sector becomes narrow, the wage gap eventually becomes larger and almost impossible to eliminate. In addition, the analysis of the survey that was taken by the highest-ranking technology officials showed that the income of women significantly differs compare to men, and the perception of their leadership in business is highly doubtful. At the end, the explanation why the gender pay gap still exists and what is the possible source of it was impossible to obtain. This draws the conclusion that in the current situation we are in need of some positive changes, therefore the law must be revised as soon as possible. …show more content…
The unfair salaries that women receive show that many of them are blamed just for the fact that they are women. According to the GAO report , single mother is paid less than a single father; single mother with children is being paid less than without children, on the contrary single father with children is paid more than without children. This illustrates how unreasonable and unfair the governmental system is and how much the revise of the law is required. Women are penalized for having children, they earn less in every single field due to the fact that they start a family. Even though they are well organized, responsible and have their obligations under control, they are still not sufficiently appreciated by the labor department. It is unclear why they do not receive the wage that they
It is highly unlikely that all women work in a low-paid industries, it is also doubtful that all of them have a lower education than their male coworkers, and their productivity, knowledge and skills are different. In the article “Women Face Ed-Tech Opportunity Gap”, Herold proves that female technology leaders face serious wage discrimination that is based on their sex. Their career opportunities are also greatly limited. It is definite that as the specific high-paying job sector becomes narrow, the wage gap eventually becomes larger and almost impossible to eliminate. In addition, the analysis of the survey that was taken by the highest-ranking technology officials showed that the income of women significantly differs compare to men, and the perception of their leadership in business is highly doubtful. At the end, the explanation why the gender pay gap still exists and what is the possible source of it was impossible to obtain. This draws the conclusion that in the current situation we are in need of some positive changes, therefore the law must be revised as soon as possible. …show more content…
The unfair salaries that women receive show that many of them are blamed just for the fact that they are women. According to the GAO report , single mother is paid less than a single father; single mother with children is being paid less than without children, on the contrary single father with children is paid more than without children. This illustrates how unreasonable and unfair the governmental system is and how much the revise of the law is required. Women are penalized for having children, they earn less in every single field due to the fact that they start a family. Even though they are well organized, responsible and have their obligations under control, they are still not sufficiently appreciated by the labor department. It is unclear why they do not receive the wage that they