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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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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@8MLB4GS3yrs3Y
No, it should depend how much each peron works.
@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.
@4LP27P53yrs3Y
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.
@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
@4LMWJT23yrs3Y
I think there should be tax incentives for single income married couples w children. Women should be paid equally
@4NYJQPP3yrs3Y
I have yet to hear anyone explain the wage gap in a way that makes economic sense.
That it exists is unquestioned but until you know why it exist you legislating a result is counter productive: equal pay legislation is flat stupid. As an employer I will tell you that equal pay will result in fewer women being hired and separation of male and female carrier paths. I would support an 'affirmative action like' program for women
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