Mike Honda once said, “Equal pay isn’t just a women’s issue; when women get equal pay, their family incomes rise and the whole family benefits.” Honda is making it clear that when women receive a lower pay than their male counterparts, it is not only the exploitation towards women, but a disadvantage to their household. It is common for industries to have a women’s salary be less than that of her equal male colleague. However, with unequal pay being an issue for many years, and the increase of violence in the United States, will this issue ever be truly solved? The medical field is among the top five industries with the largest gender wage gap. The gender wage gap is an existing issue in education. Lastly, all industries have a wage gap between genders. There are many solutions to this problem. It is time for industries and companies to address and work to solve the gender wage gap.
The wage gap between men and women in the medical field must be eliminated. According to a Doximity study of medical professionals, “male ophthalmologists earn $95,00 per year more than female ophthalmologists” and “male cardiologists earn $97,000 more than their female
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According to an American Dental Association survey, male dentists tend to earn about $42,700 more than their female counterparts in years 1995 to 2004 (Schultz). According to the U.S. Census Bureau 2004, “Male physicians earn $140,000, and females earn considerably less, $88,000. That translates into a gender wage gap of 62.9” (Zorn). The wage gap in the United States is not a problem to be taken lightly. This situation needs to be addressed by the government, similar to the Obama