It then proceeds to describe the five main points of why the Equal Pay Act of 1963 intended to be passed. These five points are aimed towards any, “industries engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce of wage differentials based on sex” (Equal Pay Act of 1963; June 10, 1963). This document highlighted the issues with these industries that chose to discriminate based on sex. These issues were that these industries depressed “wages and living standards for employees necessary for their health and efficiency”; it also prevented “the maximum utilization of the available labor resources”, which is defended by the fact that many of the jobs in the 1960s were gender specific (Equal Pay Act of 1963; June 10, 1963). Employers even made it a point that “male candidates would be paid more than their female counterparts” in order to assure that men would be hired (Everything You Need to Know about the Equal Pay Act). Due to the fact that
It then proceeds to describe the five main points of why the Equal Pay Act of 1963 intended to be passed. These five points are aimed towards any, “industries engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce of wage differentials based on sex” (Equal Pay Act of 1963; June 10, 1963). This document highlighted the issues with these industries that chose to discriminate based on sex. These issues were that these industries depressed “wages and living standards for employees necessary for their health and efficiency”; it also prevented “the maximum utilization of the available labor resources”, which is defended by the fact that many of the jobs in the 1960s were gender specific (Equal Pay Act of 1963; June 10, 1963). Employers even made it a point that “male candidates would be paid more than their female counterparts” in order to assure that men would be hired (Everything You Need to Know about the Equal Pay Act). Due to the fact that