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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@9HKRSQP 2yrs2Y
As long as they meet the same variables like education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary, then yes. Businesses should be required to publish salary ranges for each positions.
Yes. Only experience and performance should affect a wage, not gender, and companies should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position based only on those metrics.
Yes, and all of the reasons listed here for people saying no are just misogynists trying to justify their beliefs. Yes, the gender wage gap is largely a myth, yes, there are other factors that go into determining wage, but that is irrelevant because the question is clearly referring specifically to sex-based discrimination, and yes, it’s already illegal for wages to be different based on sex, but to put a “no” before those answers is saying that no, actually wages shouldn’t be equal for men and women working the same job.
Yes, but only for government positions as government shouldn't determine what a private business should pay employees.
i think it should depend more on the quality of it, they do the same job and one does it better wether its a man or a woman
Yes, but factors in pay should be determined by education, experience, etc. Gender should never play a role in pay.
Yes, if they’re doing the same job with the same level of experience and education, the pay rate should be the same
Yes, base salaries should be the same and variables such as education, experience, and tenure should only increase wages from the base
Yes, only education, experience, and effectiveness should determine a wage, never gender. Require that all businesses publish their salary ranges for each position to ensure transparency
Yes. Only experience and performance should affect a wage, never gender, and companies should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position based only on those metrics.
@9K99V29 1yr1Y
Yes, if in retail or another industry that requires minimal skill or nuance, otherwise salaries should be determined based on an individual's merits rather than their status or identity
They should be paid the same base pay but get more based on variables such as education, experience, and tenure.
@9KZ4TLH 1yr1Y
Yes, salary ranges should be published along with the other contributing factors that impact them such as education, experience, and tenure. These factors should be applied equally to employees.
@9KM978NRepublican1yr1Y
This stance has been increasingly more popular simply because woman of this generation just don't want to work the same hours put in as a man, or they want to work whatever profession and earn the same amount as a doctor. It's not the fault or shamed by the government that woman are "making less money" than women, rather, blinded by lies by other woman that most women are leaning to pay women more than ever. Men and woman should be payed accordingly, but if the man works more hours, puts in more effort, there shouldn't be a issue that that man then gets pays more. The same applies for women, as long as they put in the same hours and effort, the opportunity will rise for them as well.
@9K4ZF8H1yr1Y
I think everyone should get for what they do, if you do more you get more, but if you do less you get less
Yes as long as education, experience, and tenure are the same. If not, do not take into account gender and pay should be determined on basis of education, experience, and tenure.
No, businesses should not be allowed to pay less based on gender but should be allowed to pay more based on skill, efficiency, work ethic, etc.
The base pay should be the same for the same job, but then experience and education can determine raises in pay, but the way the raises are calculated should be the same for both.
Yes. The military pays according to job and rank. If that's good enough for the people that defend the country, it should be good enough for everyone else. And publish the salary range.
If you have the same job it doesnt mean your doing the same amount of work or putting the same effort.
@9JHTYJQ 1yr1Y
Depending on the circumstance, if the man has more experience he get's a better salary and if the women does, she get's a higher salary, if they both have the same experience, then they both get the same salary. But many factors go into deciding a salary, like if someone has a family to provide for or not.
if they are doing the same work in the same job and completing the same work at the same time then yes but if there is a time issue or a work issue then no pay the better worker
I think it should start that way, but inevitably should be based on performance in the role, which in the end of the day will lead to certain bias given how humans brains function, but in a perfect world it would be all about how they're handling the role.
Yes but, things such as experience and time within the company should also be taken in to consideration.
It shouldn't even be a men or women thing it should be who ever does the work better gets payed better.
If their doing similar qualities of work then they deserve the same pay, if one is out performing the other then gender wouldn't be relevant.
Job Dependent, because some positions, like host or laborer, are naturally biased so one gender can and does take on a heavier load.
@9GSWNM62yrs2Y
for the same job yes but it matters how hard the person works and how ong they work for so it has more stuff than just the same job
Yes and no. I feel like this varies based upon the job, experience, and person, however, it does not matter based on gender.
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.
Yes, you should be paid for the work you do and the effort you put into it, a worker that slacks constantly shouldn't be paid as well as a hard worker though.
if they have the same job but one gender is more effecient like men have more strength so they can do more they should get paid more than the other
People must be payed based on how much they’re irl. If women are willing to do the same amount of work as men then yes.
@9FQ87LD2yrs2Y
Yes, but pay should be based on ability, if the man does better work he should be paid better, same for the contrary.
@9FPTFZM2yrs2Y
Remove All Money. stop paying people regardless of their gender
depends on what position you have
Yes. No matter who a person is, no matter what they identify with, performing the same job and doing the same amount of work should have the same salary as each other individual who is also performing that job.
no, but the business should be required to pay equal amounts unless one person not based on gender is better at the job then others regardless of gender.
Yes, but if there is a clear difference in experience then there is a reason to have different wages for each.
Depends on the jobs requirements
@9F8D4M82yrs2Y
I believe the worth of a salary should be based on how good of a worker you are, not what's in your pants.
yes, unless one is doing better than the other, for example, if a man and women are both pouring concrete and the woman does a better job or the man does they should get paid more.
Yes if both men and women have the same skill
No, however, it should be noted that this is only acceptable if there are positional/experience differences between individuals. Companies can pay higher-positioned or more experienced employees more for a grounded reason.
Depending on what they do and how well they do it should determine who gets paid what, not based on their gender.
Yes. Companies should be required to publicize salary ranges for all positions. Payments should be based off the experience of the employee and how good of a job they do. Doesn't matter the gender.
No, in some jobs, women are less compatible to work as well as men. In terms of the job, I believe equal pay is not needed.
@9D72JGP2yrs2Y
if they do the same amount of work and as proficient as men and vise versa
If they do women do the same quality of work s men.
@9F43LRV2yrs2Y
No, they should be paid on how they work
You should be payed based on your effort regardless of race or gender
@9BNNPY72yrs2Y
No, but businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position and stick to that regardless of gender
@9BLMYS82yrs2Y
Yes, if they are performing the job equally as well and the same amount of time
@96J7BV33yrs3Y
No, They should pay people based education, experience, tenure, accomplishments, and etc. But, salaries should be public, so employees would have to justify why there is a difference in pay between two people doing the same job, regardless of gender.
@96GXR6S3yrs3Y
Yes, and passes the Equality Act.
@96GR3DPRepublican3yrs3Y
pay more to the most prepared and better employee.
Yes, but take into account education, experiance, and tenure as well.
Salary should be based off of experience and skill not gender
@953GT3R3yrs3Y
This depends on experience, education and most importantly, performance. Regardless of sex, an individual should be fairly paid based on their performance.
I feel it should be based on years of experience
no because some people speak different languages and you get paid more for it
@94SPYWH3yrs3Y
Yes if the flow of work is being monitored from each recipient
whoever works harder at the job gets paid max while the other gets min wage
LeBron better than any wnba player out there, they suck and that's why they payed like a tenth of the nba cause everyone knows nba teams but no one knows wnba teams.
@94QF4RS3yrs3Y
Regardless of gender i think both women and men should get payed for how good the quality of the work is done, I also think education, experience and tenure are in different categories because you can have a good education but not much experience in jobs and ETC.
Yes, but they should take education, experience, and tenure into consideration
Get payed as well as you do your jobs.
men take more dangerous jobs if women want to they are welcome to try
@946HG4H3yrs3Y
Whoever is more qualified and better at their job regardless of gender should get payed more.
@945FJFS3yrs3Y
depend how much money there bringing in and who ranks higher
Yes, if all other variable and qualifications are the same.
Yes, provided all other factors such as education, experience, and tenure are equal
Yes, as long as they both have about the same experience and skills
There should be a minimum salary for a position, with a set amount of additional salary added for experience, tenure, skills, education, and fairly-evaluated and agreed upon performance markers.
Yes; assuming their qualifications are the same or equal
Yes, and they should be able to freely talk to each other about what they are being paid without consequences.
yes, the only difference in pay should be with raises that employees get after working at a company for longer than people in the same position. Unless education level drastically impacts how the person does a job it shouldn't be a big factor in their pay.
Yes, but depending on the job for example if a girl and a boy both work at taco bell and both do bagging then they should be paid the same amount
Yes, businesses should also be required to post their salary ranges for the position, and if someone has higher education, experience, and tenure then they should be given a higher starting salary/rate
Yes, as long as they are doing an equal amount of work
Depends on the job and what they are working for
Yes! How is this even a question? This should just be a given fact.
Within a range depending on duration of employment, experience and knowledge
No, there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary and ban blacks redheads germans and polish gays fillipinos and non denominational Christians and Christian fundamentalists from working and having jobs and having money
No, there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary and ban blacks non denominational Christians and Christian fundamentalists from working or having jobs or having money
No, there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary and ban blacks from working or having jobs or having money
No, there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary besides I prefer a women who takes care of the kids and has a side hustle
@923MHFT3yrs3Y
it all depends on what kind of job it is, if it is sports related then no, it could be the same way with a makeup business employees. it makes no sense to pay people the same if one gender can do it better and more effective than the other.
Yes, but only if both have the same amount of education, experience, and tenure.
@8ZT2SB93yrs3Y
Yes but this is irrelevant as the illusion of the gender wage gap is caused by uneven distribution of power opportunities.
@8YVG7KB3yrs3Y
Yes, and the thing that should differ the salary is the education, experience, and the position of the job. The wage should be equal regardless of gender.
@8YQRYZC3yrs3Y
As long as those who are male or female have the same experience with the job, they should be payed the same no matter if they are male or female.
@8YPKDLJ3yrs3Y
Yes, equal pay, but just how much should be limited to performance over gender.
@8YCKCH23yrs3Y
@8XQ3XBC4yrs4Y
Yes, given they are in the same situation with similar education, experience, and tenure
There should be an equal wage but it could increase or decrease depending on your individuality on the work and quality you do in that job you are hired
Yes, as a starting salary, but if an employee does better work, they should get paid more after a starting salary.
They should get paid more for whoever works harder at the job. Someone shouldnt get paid for doing nothing.
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