We decided to focus on the gender
wage gap. Full-time female workers make
78 cents to every dollar a man makes.
This is especially surprising considering women don’t pay less for
things than men do. Products at the
store are not priced differently based on gender, that wouldn’t be fair. It wouldn’t be considered fair if women paid
significantly less for the exact same college degree as a man. Therefore, it shouldn’t be considered fair
that women get paid significantly less to do the same exact job a man
does. This is not only a problem that
exists among a few different types of jobs, almost every type of job has a
gender wage gap, where women make less than men.
In these pictures both individuals
are showing that their degrees were worth the same amount of money. Theoretically, these are two individuals who attained
the exact same degree, have the exact same job, dedicate the same amount of
hours and have the same job responsibilities.
The man gets paid 22 percent more than the woman. This puts into perspective the difference
between 78 cents to every dollar a woman makes in comparison to a man. The gender inequalities within the workplace
have improved over the years. Where
women used to mostly hold jobs that were considered "female jobs", like being a
secretary, they are now in positions that were traditionally held by men. This being said, the gender wage gap still
exists and it is an issue for all women and families they have to support.
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