Equal Pay Act Of 1963

Equal pay refers to the concept where men and women working in the same job group and performing identical tasks receive equal remuneration. According to the principle of equal pay, individuals should be paid based on the nature and equality of work completed and not according to any group or individual characteristic that is unrelated to their qualification, ability, and performance. Unfortunately, ethnicity, age, political and religious affiliations, race, and sex have been the basis for payment in many countries across the globe. The aspect of equal pay applies to both salary and contractual terms in the job market. Consequently, countries have tried to enact laws aiming at enforcing fair pay for all workers. However, the implementation

Despite the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the pay gap between men and women in the United States of America is still wide. This is evident from the fact that male employees receive higher salaries and better working terms as compared to female ones doing the same job. The effort to eliminate the persistent pay issue in the US has stalled for more than 50 years since the Equal Pay Act was enacted. Signed by President John Kennedy in 1963, the anti-discrimination law was meant to eradicate wage differences based on sex, while performing similar work. However, this has never been achieved by any government administration, which has become a matter of social concern and a threat to women development and economic growth in the country. According to Mishel, Bernstein, and Schmitt (2016), the US has a high number of female graduates, which means their amount is also increasing in the employment sector, yet male workers earn more by 78% than their counterparts. Additionally, race and ethnicity determine pay, and all women are subject to economic discrimination. In comparison to white man’s dollar, Latina women, Native American women, black women, Asian women, and white

Poverty is the area that motivates me to develop in the field of social work. Two categories of poor citizens exist in the US; low-wage workers and those with no job. In total, more than 128 million people are necessitous, and their number continues to increase. Although obliteration of extreme poverty is a global challenge, knowledge integrated with determination is a key to successful eradication of the problem among the US citizens. That is why I consider that a graduate degree in social work will be an important tool for handling the issue. A career in social work demands dedication, resolution, and compassion to rendering services to vulnerable populations. Since women are more affected concerning fair and equal pay, my interests revolve around establishing a movement to push for the implementation of Equal Pay Act of