Women Get Equal Pay

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Over time there has been many discriminations against age, race, gender, religion, and ethnicity. An ongoing struggle has been for women that are equally qualified as men get paid less.It is estimated that women are paid twenty-three percent less compared to their male colleagues. Women have been trying to change this statistic for many years. If women got paid the same as men it could help benefit the economy. Females with more education lose money due to the gender pay gap. Employers are paying women less than men which should not be happening. The biological differences between men and women are inevitable but there is no reason why a woman should be underpaid for the same amount or quality of work as a man. There are many factors as to …show more content…

In 1994, the Fair Pay Act was created to address the unequal pay between men and women. A couple years after this, in 2009 the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was enacted to address the Supreme Court ruling that was on the side with Ledbetter in her gender discrimination case. Just recently, President Obama signed AAUW to support increase pay protections for women. The provisions collect more wage data and target federal contractors to protect workers from retaliation and labor law …show more content…

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) makes employers treat pregnant workers the same as the other workers. Many employers violate the PDA by cooperating with workers that have disabilities or on the job injuries, but they refuse to accommodate pregnant workers. Employers often time do nothing with the pregnant worker’s requests for accommodations such as having a lifting restriction or allowing women to drink water however, other workers receive these accommodations. In 50 Years and Counting: The Unfinished Business of Achieving Fair Pay, The National Women’s Law Center says “ Instead of accommodating their requests, employers have forced pregnant workers onto unpaid leave or out of their jobs altogether” (NWLC 9). Bringing awareness for equal pay also brings awareness to women that do not receive the same treatment as other workers being

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