Summary Of The Rise Of Alpha Women Overcoming The System Of Unequal Pay

“The Rise of Alpha Females: Overcoming the System of Unequal Pay” (A persuasive essay on gender inequality in the workplace) by: Daniella L. Estelloso An American kid was once asked in a street interview if women are weak, and the young boy then responded, "Women are not weak; they are not just expected to do more." The kid's response made a lot of sense to me, considering how society traditionally and culturally perceives women as weaker beings, no matter how hard we try to reestablish this social construct. Gender inequality has manifested itself in different communal contexts, particularly in the workplace, in the form of unequal pay. Women do not lack the capacity to perform their jobs effectively; it is the system that is limiting their

In fact, women are more educated than men: 37.0% of women hold a college degree or higher, compared to 32.5% of males (CPS ORG, 2015). In contrast, women earn fewer dollars per hour, regardless of their educational attainment. As illustrated by Schieder and Gould (2016) in their report, men who have completed college earn more per hour than women who have completed graduate degrees. Furthermore, men who have completed high school earn more per hour than women who went to college but failed to finish. Basically, women earn $4 less per hour than men, even right out of college, and this wage disparity has increased since 2000. Kroeger, Cooke, and Gould, 2016. Regardless of whether the educational background or academic performance of women is better than that of men, this does not guarantee an advantage in the workplace, as the system itself was designed by men for the benefit of men. Second, different occupational performance may result from direct discrimination against women as well as from orienting them toward specified academic and professional career opportunities. At an early age, girls might be encouraged to pursue careers that conform to gender