Unequal Pay Thesis

Summary

The gender wage gap is when male and female income differentiate. Should men get paid more than women? Well that can be a debatable topic in which may not have an answer to. Many factors are involved when dealing with this topic. For instance as the number of kids increases women work less and men work more. In 1980 only half of the women joined the workforce compared to 80 percent of males, they earned 55 cents for every dollar a man makes. Among 1998 high school graduates more women enrolled in college than men, women owned 5,417,034 non-farm businesses in 1997 and own nearly 72 percent of firms operating in the retail trade business.Women earn less because they tend to work at low paying jobs like education and retail and men tend

The wage gap is most common in African- American and Latina women. Receiving between 56 and 64 cents for every dollar man makes. No matter how you look at it. from the work people do, qualifications i.e. education, experience. There is enough evidence showing that discrimination plays a huge role in unequal pay. Not much was being done about this but in 2010 the president pledged to crack down on violations on this equal law which has improved the equality of pay by a lot

(Source 3) In 1980 only half of the women joined the workforce compared to 80 percent of males, they earned 55 cents for every dollar a man makes. 6 percent less women got their bachelor 's degree than males. Women lacked drive back then compared to now, women actually want to do something better and strive for greatness or weren 't taught to dream back then only to have kids and stay home like their mothers did. (Source 4) Now women make up almost half of our science departments i.e. medical science, biological and life science. Among 1998 high school graduates more women enrolled in college than men, women owned 5,417,034 non- farm businesses in 1997 and own nearly 72 percent of firms operating in the retail trade business. There are many misconceptions about the wage gap. (Source 5) One would be that the gap is narrowing and closing in but in 2005 and 2008 it widened and did the same in 2011 and 2012 which didn’t take note due to the economy fluctuating. Women earn less because they tend to work at low paying jobs like education and retail and men tend to go for the high paying jobs such as an engineer because usually the woman is a mother who has to take care of her family so she tends to pick the low paying job where she can spend more time as a mother that a worker. Lastly, women tend to avoid asking for promotions and don’t aggressively put themselves out there like men tend to do. In conclusion women have