Gender Equality And Gender Inequality

Despite sweeping economic and social changes in Australia, the gender pay gap remains unchanged. At the current rate the Workplace Gender Equality Agency estimates it to take 50 years for women’s average income to be equal to that of men in Australia. That is in a well developed first-world country, other countries including second and third-world countries are beyond imagination.

The gender pay gap is a growing problem of the modern “Equal Rights” era. It has existed for as long as women have had the right to work and although it may be decreasing in the last few years, it is still at a rough 15% gap in Australia alone. Australia sits in a better position compared to the average of the world’s gender pay gap of 32%, however, is still a long way away from solving the issue. Across the world the gender pay gap varies with the least developed countries having the worst reports on the gender pay gap. Of the 22 countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), only 5 countries have a gender pay gap less than 10% and three were over 20% and the mean average is 15.3%.

However, it is widely acknowledged that pay inequality has persisted for decades in Australia, as is evidenced by the gender pay gap (Australian Human Rights Commission, n.d.). Over the past three decades the gender pay gap in Australia has fluctuated between 15% and 18%, equating to women earning only 84c for every dollar that a man earns (Pocock et al, 2013:605; Pocock et al, 2013:605; Australian Human Rights Commission, 2014:22). In other words, in order for women to earn the same salary as a man, they would need to work an additional 64 days annually (Australian Human Rights Commission, 2014:32). Furthermore, between 2006 and 2010 Australia fell from 15th to 23rd on the Global Gender Gap, and then again to 24th in 2013 (Noble & Pease, 2011:31; Australian Human Rights Commission, 2014:22). These decreases were the result of the persisting gender pay gap, as in 2010 Australia ranked a low 59th for wage equality (Noble & Pease,

There are hundreds and thousands of athletes all around the world but the main problem in the athlete world is gender inequality, women are not shown equal as men. They are discriminated in many ways such as pay, employment opportunities, value of women 's sport, media coverage etc. Despite the federal law passed called Title IX that “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination." there is still gender inequality women are considered less than men. No matter what happens people will always have inequality against men and women because of the environment they live in and how they were raised. Women are

The agency defines the Gender Pay Gap (GPG) as the difference between women’s and men’s average weekly full-time equivalent earnings. They calculated the national GPG using Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Average Weekly Full-Time earnings data. The key results for the GPG on a national average show that men earn 18.8% more than women. This percentage has hovered between 15% and 19% for the last 20 years. On a state and territory level, Western Australia had the highest gap of 25.7%, with the Australian Capital Territory the lowest with 11.7%. This means that Western Australian women would have to work 91 extra days a year to earn the same as their male counterparts. By industry, financial and insurance services had the highest GPG with 29.6% and public administration the lowest with a 7.2%. Over the 20 year period, the GPG was lowest in November 2004 at 14.9%. The study concludes that while a number of factors contribute to changes in the gender pay gap, including major changes in government policy, no causal links have been found to adequately explain the 2004 dip in the GPG, or its subsequent steep rise in

In Australia over the last 20 years, it is documented that a person’s income and wages, differs based on one’s gender, known as the gender pay gap (The Conversation, 2017; Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), 2017c). This paper will discuss what a gender pay gap is, various economic explanations for this gap, summarise sociological responses, and identify possible policy recommendations and their implications.

In today’s society, money is one of the most important sources of livelihood; therefore, it is surprising to know that some women are paid less than men for doing the same job. One of the reasons that there is a wage gap is often linked to traditions and stereotypes. Some of the stereotypes include: women experience difficulty balancing work and family life, they are not vigorous, they are too emotional, and that they should not hold positions of power. Because of these misconceptions and stereotypes women are often expected to lessen working hours, or stop working altogether to look after their family.

It hurts women across the world by making their earnings lower than men and making it harder to balance work and family. Serious measures should be taken to understand the gender wage gap should and not include shifting the blame to women for not earning more. Rather, these attempts should examine where our economy provides unequal opportunities for women at their point of education, training, and career choices. There is still no definite reason for the wage gap but the ones I concluded about are the main reasons. I also found that researchers found that before and after adding statistical controls for several factors, men still earn more than women on average across five nations.(United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, France and Germany) No matter being a man or a woman,everyone should be able to have the same opportunity and gain the same amount because it ends up being a win win. Women get the same advantage as men,while companies benefit and increase their economy. This urgency is at the core of a signal to action to accelerate progress towards gender equality.Furthermore, there is a fundamental moral case for empowering women: women represent half of the global population and it is clear that they must have equal access to health, education, earnings,and political

The gender wage gap is the differences in the average wage of men and women within the economy as a whole. Over the last few decades’ women have entered the working world in record breaking numbers, however, compared to men, women are paid significantly less and tend to be the ones to hold lower paying jobs and to live in Poverty. It is not that women are choosing lower income jobs; they simply do not have the same opportunities as men do. This issue is not only present in higher wage levels and education categories; it is present on all levels. In 2013 women earned 78 cents for every dollar a man did. The gap narrowed between the 1970’s and 1980’s, but it has stopped narrowing and has remained between 76 and 78 cents since 2001. (Council of

I have seen the struggles for equality to men in many aspects. Regardless of the great strides that women have achieved today, it is still hard to find equal opportunity and to be fairly recognized. Some of the areas where gender inequality is very prevalent are in areas such as, equal pay in the workplace, professional & education careers, household work, sexism and discrimination just to name a few. Gender inequality refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender.[1] In this passage I will briefly elaborate on the areas outlined earlier to show the various degree of inequality and explore the path that women have taken to achieve equality. Additionally I will focus on the economic growth as a dependent variable and stereotype as the independent variable.

The issue of discrimination based on gender when determining the amount of salary or wages can earn has remained a thorn in the flesh in many economies. In fact in some countries the women are regarded lesser beings and therefore seriously discriminated against when deciding how much they can earn. In many people's opinion, the issue is no longer women's issue but rather a societal issue that many governments strive to eliminate. The reason why women should really be discriminated against when they can equitably do their best in their areas of specialization is a question that remains unanswered among many nations.

Many people are often misinformed or given bad first impressions of feminism. However, feminism is equal rights for all people of different race, sex, gender, and sexuality. Many of the people that give feminism a bad name, include a self-proclaimed feminist that is running for presidency, and meninists who are satirical equal rights activists. In reality, feminism is pro-gender equality and opportunities for all types of people.

Throughout the last century, women have had to fight to have the same opportunities as men. Women have had to earn the right to vote, the right to have a career, and the right to autonomy. However, these are all rights that men have simply been given, which is why today’s feminists work to promote equality. Despite these efforts, feminism is often misunderstood and is interpreted with a negative connotation. According to a study conducted by Precopio and Ramsey (2017), “feminism is commonly recognized as a movement driven to grant social, political, and economic equality to both women and men.” The participation of others besides women is crucial to the spread of equality among the genders. Furthermore, the stigma and negative feelings surrounding feminism must be reduced in order for the ideals of feminism to have a greater impact.

Feminism historically has only gazed upon the topic of equality in their activism and debate. Often time 's, western feminists themselves do not contemplate how they are privileged in the fact that they are able to and allowed to, advocate for equality for women. Internationally, this is not the case. Rather women are fighting just to be included and seen in the eyes of men on stages that culturally they have never been before. In politics, globally women are fighting for their faces to be the ones that are seen as politicians, not men who do not see women 's issues on the same level as other issues. In the economy, women are working towards holding higher positions and breaking the glass ceiling that holds them back as well as breaking

Malala Yousafzai once said, “When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.” Imagine being told that you can not get the new iPhone but your friend can. This is like the same for women who want to go to school but are not allowed to. In many situations, women are restricted to certain opportunities. Whether it may be through political aspects or job opportunities. In many countries women are not allowed to go to school. This being said, gender equality is an issue that our world has been facing for many years. Women need to have the same equal rights of going to school because education is the foundation of human lives. If women do not get the proper education, more than half our world would be in poverty, have more child marriages, and have poor health care .