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…
Read moreResponse rates from 14.5m America voters.
79% Yes |
21% No |
77% Yes |
9% No |
2% Yes, and businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position |
9% No, there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary |
2% No, the government should never determine what a private business should pay employees |
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0% No, this is irrelevant because the gender wage gap is a myth |
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0% No, the current requirements in the Equal Pay Act of 1963 are already sufficient |
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Unique answers from America voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8MLB4GS4yrs4Y
No, it should depend how much each peron works.
@4LP27P54yrs4Y
It depends on how well they do their job and how long they have been doing their job, jobs can't be used as labels for income. Some jobs where 2 men have the same job one of them still receives better pay because they have done a better job. Feminists need to quit being so vague with their protests and worry about getting better at their job to increase their income instead of acting entitled.
@8FDMGXN4yrs4Y
I believe that people are already paid the same. People don't account for the danger of jobs and the kinds of jobs that women and men have.
@4NPML494yrs4Y
Women aren't people, and thus do not deserve the same amount of money as men #trump2016
@4LL94P24yrs4Y
The womans place is in the home is what the Bible says so they need not to be in the workforce
@8GN4YCZ4yrs4Y
Yes, and businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position. Although, many statistics are based off of the 1970s-80s
@4LMWJT24yrs4Y
I think there should be tax incentives for single income married couples w children. Women should be paid equally
@4LLBXZP4yrs4Y
The wage gap doesn't exist. Studies have shown that the wage gap doesn't account for education, hours worked, maternity leave, etc.
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