In 2014 the U.S. Senate blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act which would make it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women who perform the same work. The goals of the act were to make wages more transparent, require employers to prove that wage discrepancies are tied to legitimate business qualifications and not gender and prohibiting companies from taking retaliatory action against employees who raise concerns about gender-based wage discrimination. Opponents argue that studies which show pay gaps don’t take into account women who take jobs that are more family-friendl…
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@9R4KSCS12mos12MO
It depends if the man is better than the woman and if the woman is better than the man whoever is better at their job should get payed more.
@9MDD3XT1yr1Y
yes, there must be accountability for equality, because it is too expensive for individuals to address it in the courts.
@9JJ58Q91yr1Y
Yes, Business get away with paying women significantly less than men for the same job with the same qualifications. Women have earned the right to equal pay. I also believe that the idea of businesses being forced to publish their salary ranges for each position is also important. Businesses need to be held accountable.
I think that they should be paid all the same. That being said there are so many factors going into it like qualifications, degrees, personal knowledge, experience, and grit. So ideally yes but many people have different strengths and weaknesses so it's a more in-depth question.
@9F6G52F2yrs2Y
Should be biased off of how good a worker they are.
@93WZ9333yrs3Y
Yes, if all other factors are equal. Experience, Education , time with the company. If not then if man or woman the individual with the greater of the above should be paid more.
@92WPV7G3yrs3Y
The starting pay should be the same, but other variables such as education, experience, and tenure can be used to determine any other pay discrepancies.
@8TMGKC24yrs4Y
it depends on how much productivity and background one puts into their job regardless of gender
@8T8KGQ64yrs4Y
Yes, if those applying have similar education, experiences, and tenure
@8SHPM334yrs4Y
No, there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary, but being a woman should also not impact that
@8NYD59T5yrs5Y
Yes, but for the same time and hours worked.
@8NXYSV75yrs5Y
No, salaries should not be based on gender, but qualifications
@8KP747F5yrs5Y
Current laws do not require equal pay for employees of the same gender. The male/female wage gap must be closed at the root of the issue, or else salaries will have to be standardized.
@8KNZ27J5yrs5Y
No, there are too many other variables that determine a fair salary - but businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position
Yes, but include women in the draft
@9CB5TCC2yrs2Y
Yes but education, experience, and tenure should play in to the amount offered
@98YGDNQ2yrs2Y
Yes, provided they have the same education, experience, and skill.
@8KDTR3DLibertarian5yrs5Y
Yes as a base but looking at other things like education, experience and tenure as well.
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