The gender pay gap has been around since women have been allowed to work. In 2015 women earned 11% less than men. The pay gap exists, it occurs in 145 countries but the reason that it occurs is unclear. A study from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania states a couple of reasons why the pay gap exists. One of the studies says that motherhood is a big impact on women’s attendance and drive to work. The commitment of a mother with a newborn is significantly lower than a man working the same job. 39% of new mothers that were interviewed agreed that once they had a child they have taken “significant” time off. Research also says that the earnings of the mothers go down 7% per child. In fact, the pay gap between women with no children
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A survey found that 58% of women had not asked for a raise. A study found that never asking for a raise once could result in a $500,000 loss by age 60. Lack of negotiation skills occurs in both genders, but women end up having less confidence than men. Encouraging negation skills is a must to try and close the pay gap. Teaching women to exploit their skills and simply ask for a raise will only help. Another argument says that employer bias could be a problem. One study shows that in some cases, women that work the same hours with the same education still make less than men. Despite federal law requiring men and women to be paid the same for equal work, women made 5.4% less than their male counterparts. Not only do women make less in the same jobs as men, but women are 15% less likely to be employed. A study by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Co states “though women and men say they want to be promoted in about equal numbers (75% and 78% respectively), women are significantly less likely to make it to the next tier in their organization.” When women have picked a career they are soon rejected from, women tend to pick up lower paying jobs. In 2014, women received 57% of all bachelor degrees, yet still, women take up more than half of lower paying
A survey found that 58% of women had not asked for a raise. A study found that never asking for a raise once could result in a $500,000 loss by age 60. Lack of negotiation skills occurs in both genders, but women end up having less confidence than men. Encouraging negation skills is a must to try and close the pay gap. Teaching women to exploit their skills and simply ask for a raise will only help. Another argument says that employer bias could be a problem. One study shows that in some cases, women that work the same hours with the same education still make less than men. Despite federal law requiring men and women to be paid the same for equal work, women made 5.4% less than their male counterparts. Not only do women make less in the same jobs as men, but women are 15% less likely to be employed. A study by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Co states “though women and men say they want to be promoted in about equal numbers (75% and 78% respectively), women are significantly less likely to make it to the next tier in their organization.” When women have picked a career they are soon rejected from, women tend to pick up lower paying jobs. In 2014, women received 57% of all bachelor degrees, yet still, women take up more than half of lower paying