The Gender Wage Gap and Pay Equity: Is Comparable Worth the Next Step?

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Author
Levine, Linda
Abstract
This report examines the trend in the male-female wage gap and the explanations offered for its existence. Remedies proposed for the gender wage gap’s amelioration are addressed, with an in-depth focus on the comparable worth approach to achieving “pay equity” or “fair pay” between women and men.
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2004-12-20
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Gender; wage; gap; pay; equity; comparable; worth; labor; economic; U.S.; women; market; discrimination; human capital; workers; jobs; men; union
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