Essay On Women In Pay

In today’s society, it is hard to believe that we are still having problems with equality, especially with wages between men and women. Women have been fighting, since the 1920s, to be considered equal to men, yet they are still not being paid the same amount as them. “U.S. Census data from 2015 shows a dramatic wage gap between men and women in median annual pay: American women earn, on average, only 79 cents for every dollar that men make” ("Every Office Needs a 79 Percent Clock") For women who are Hispanic or black, this wage gap is far worse. Hispanic and black women make, “only 55 cents and 60 cents, respectively, for every dollar that men earn for similar work” ("U.S. wage gap costing women $500B per year, new study finds"). If a man and women hold the same job, they should be paid the same amount, because there should be no double standards in paying someone based on their gender. Over the years, the amount of women graduating from college has risen, but the amount women are getting paid, compared to men, has not. The Institute of Women’s Policy Research published a report in 2015, which found that:
The rate of women 25 and older attending college and earning bachelor's degrees (or higher) has increased from 22.8 to 29.7 percent since the last report on the subject in 2004. In 2013, 29.5 percent of men …show more content…
The act would hold employers accountable because they would have to provide reasons for wage differentials between sexes. It would allow workers to challenge their employers if they believe they are not being paid fairly. Data would be taken from the surrounding areas to regulate fair wages. The punishments for not following the act would be more strict. Also, more training would be given to the staff of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, so they can “better identify and handle wage disputes” ("Equal Pay for Equal Work: Pass the Paycheck Fairness