The wage gap in America is still a problem that affects thousands of women and most importantly women of color, today. Many women have been a victim of the wage gap between men and women and many think it’s not fair and we should all be equal. A wage gap is when an individual gets paid more or less than another person for the equal amount of labor. Other countries around the world are already beyond this point and have equal pay between women and men. Countries like Italy, Norway, Slovenia, and France are already ahead of us even though we are considered a “modern” country. If America is so modern, we would have equal pay for women and men for doing the equal amount of labor. The wage gap is still a worry for single mothers and their families,
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The fact that anyone would think this is repulsive but can be understood. Some women still think it’s a myth like the author of this article, “But a closer look reveals a different picture. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) notes that its analysis of wages by gender does “not control for many factors that can be significant in explaining earnings differences.” (Ketterer 1). She states that it doesn’t control many factors but it does affect most factors because some people can be racist and/or prejudice which is true in most cases of women that don’t get the job. People continue to not get accurate facts and instead get “proof” that they think will favor them, “The figure was made up by someone working at the UN because it seemed to her to represent the scale of gender-based inequality at the time.” But there is no evidence that it was ever accurate, and it certainly is not today.” (Hoff-Sommers 1). This quote is just playing the blame game and the author took a part of a huge argument and narrowed it into something that would favor her argument. Some opponents make good points like, “That the gap is due mostly to choices men and women make in their careers and not discrimination.” (Schow 1). Though it is a valid point/argument, in many cases when women of color go to a job interview, they can be turned down because of their ethnicity. The wage gap is still a thing and should be …show more content…
Most women cannot provide a stable home for their children if they don’t get paid equally to men. The color of your skin and your ethnicity will in most cases, determine your wage and what position you could get, “A number of different things, including race and ethnicity, interact to affect earnings.” (Fisher 1). While women have still made progress, we still straggle behind other countries that aren’t as presiding as our country, “That list includes Belgium, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Norway, Germany, Mexico, France, Slovenia, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Australia and Ireland.” (Berman 1). People continue to not get accurate facts and instead get “proof” that they think will favor them, “The figure was made up by someone working at the UN because it seemed to her to represent the scale of gender-based inequality at the time.” But there is no evidence that it was ever accurate, and it certainly is not today.” (Hoff-Sommers 1). America needs to start addressing problems like these and stop worrying about celebrity drama because this could become a bigger problem in the
The fact that anyone would think this is repulsive but can be understood. Some women still think it’s a myth like the author of this article, “But a closer look reveals a different picture. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) notes that its analysis of wages by gender does “not control for many factors that can be significant in explaining earnings differences.” (Ketterer 1). She states that it doesn’t control many factors but it does affect most factors because some people can be racist and/or prejudice which is true in most cases of women that don’t get the job. People continue to not get accurate facts and instead get “proof” that they think will favor them, “The figure was made up by someone working at the UN because it seemed to her to represent the scale of gender-based inequality at the time.” But there is no evidence that it was ever accurate, and it certainly is not today.” (Hoff-Sommers 1). This quote is just playing the blame game and the author took a part of a huge argument and narrowed it into something that would favor her argument. Some opponents make good points like, “That the gap is due mostly to choices men and women make in their careers and not discrimination.” (Schow 1). Though it is a valid point/argument, in many cases when women of color go to a job interview, they can be turned down because of their ethnicity. The wage gap is still a thing and should be …show more content…
Most women cannot provide a stable home for their children if they don’t get paid equally to men. The color of your skin and your ethnicity will in most cases, determine your wage and what position you could get, “A number of different things, including race and ethnicity, interact to affect earnings.” (Fisher 1). While women have still made progress, we still straggle behind other countries that aren’t as presiding as our country, “That list includes Belgium, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Norway, Germany, Mexico, France, Slovenia, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Australia and Ireland.” (Berman 1). People continue to not get accurate facts and instead get “proof” that they think will favor them, “The figure was made up by someone working at the UN because it seemed to her to represent the scale of gender-based inequality at the time.” But there is no evidence that it was ever accurate, and it certainly is not today.” (Hoff-Sommers 1). America needs to start addressing problems like these and stop worrying about celebrity drama because this could become a bigger problem in the