The Hypocrisy Of The Feminist Movement

One of the reasons might be because employers, believe that men are better in leadership

Gender equality is something that has been a problem through the ages. Susan B. Anthony and many others fought for the right to vote which was granted in 1920. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law stating that no employer can discriminate based on gender. The American Association of University Women published a graph on Women’s Median Annual Earnings as a Percentage of Men’s Median Annual Earnings for Full-time, Year-round Workers, 1974-2014 and it shows that in 1974, women were paid 59% of what men were paid. The graph shows the improvements over the years and that in 2014, women were paid 79% of what men were paid. The gap has not budged since 2014. The gender pay gap has improved over the years, but it will not close until new legislation passes.

One might think that in the year 2015 that pay equality is no longer an issue in the United States. However, according to government surveys "on average full-time women earn just 78 cents for every dollar a man earns."(Did You Know) That is kind of a scary thought that after over forty years of this act being written into law that

Unfortunately, it has been proven through a multitude of research that the average female makes about 79% of the amount that their male counterpart would make. Even after achieving the victory of making jobs for women a norm, women still struggle with the male advantage. As Susan B. Anthony continued in Suffrage and the Working Woman, “When she has attained ability to compete with them and to do just as well in every respect she is placed at work, if at all, on half pay” (Anthony). Although some argue that the gender pay gap is nothing but a myth, the statistical facts show otherwise. While those in positions of power and privilege attempt to thrust this issue out of the picture, it remains a large problem that no woman should be unaware of. Unequal pay is a common issue for plenty of women for far too long, and must be

Meninism has gained support since the early 2000’s, eventually culminating into a one million follower count on the Meninist Twitter account. This movement initially advocated and spoke out on issues regarding sexism by advocating for gender equality, but slowly evolved into a satirical campaign dedicated to mocking feminists online. The Meninist Twitter account currently sells t-shirts and sweatshirts catered for those who want to advertise their support. However, controversy behind the promotion of Meninism

I would like to start by mentioning that there may be decision making abilities and cultural differences that are affected by gender. Women are usually expected to be nurturing and less aggressive than men. Under attribution theory (ORGB), female managers may be less likely to attribute their success to their own abilities. It is not hard to guess that management may end up not having an entirely accurate assessment of a woman’s skills due to her modesty in that area.

Since the 1970’s women have made major progress in education and workforce participation, however the pay gap has always been present and the issue won’t disappear on its own anytime soon. Men still make more than women in many professions and occupations. It’s been proven that in some professions a man and a woman with the same work experience, education, and skills are still payed differently.

Women with strong masculine traits often receive similar criticism; women are expected to behave differently than men. One study found that in professional business environments women were more likely to disclose chronic illness and find social support, while men were expected to maintain composure and not stray from the task at hand (Munir, Price, Haslam, Leka, & Griffiths, 2006). To further highlight this difference between genders on the disclosure of personal information, women who score high in feminine traits are more likely to become emotionally invested and disclose personal information about themselves in conversations with acquaintances (Shaffer, Pegalis, & Cornell, 2001).

From looking at charts for 2013, women make approximately 78.3% of men's salary, not even counting the comparisons of racially discriminated incomes. In 1970, women only made 59.4% the income of what men made, again not comparing race. As you can see the percentage of women's income compared to men's has only gone up 18.9%. These statistics show that men get paid more than women for doing the same job. There

You have probably heard that men get paid more than women over their lifetimes, what does that mean? Are women paid less because they choose lower paying jobs? Is it because women have more caregiving responsibilities? And what does a person's gender have to do with how much they are paid? Recent studies have shown that women actually do get paid less than men, According to Jonathan Webb, A well respected writer for the website, Forbes, stated that, “There are two elements holding down women’s salaries. Firstly, there is the glass ceiling effect. This is where women are unable to break through to senior positions. The second more jarring aspect is direct on-the-job discrimination. That is, paying women less than men for the same work but this

As the world progresses, so does gender equality. There has been a debate for a long time about whether women should be getting paid the same wage as men if they have the same job and same credentials. All men and women are to be looked at as equal, whether it be in the workforce, at home, or hourly or salary pay. Men should have higher pay because men are supposed to provide for their family and they need the hours. Women have always been known to stay at home and do the “stay-at-home” jobs, but as time progresses they have had a stronger influence in the world as they are doing more jobs that are “fit” for men. Although gender equality has played a big role in society, it usually seems to go unnoticed.

The gender pay gap has always been a problem since the 1970s, maybe even before that but it’s been unequal between men and women for far too long. The gender pay gap has shrunk throughout the years though women still aren't treated as equals, still we’re pretty close to women becoming just as equivalent as men with just making their pay the same when working the same job. “During the 1980s a striking thing happened: the “raw” pay gap shrunk rapidly, and it has continued to shrink to this day, although the pace of change slowed in the 1990s” stated by Francine D. Blau and Lawrence M.

The issue of pay equality between genders has always been an important topic. For some reason many people believe that women are still unfairly paid less than men. The common statistic, now popular belief, is that women get paid seventy seven cents for every dollar a man makes. Though this statistic seems real it was no more than a false statistic used to help politicians get votes. The truth is, if the math was done the correct way, then this statistic would be significantly smaller than we originally thought.

“We have to pass pay equity for women workers. It is not acceptable that women are making 78 cents an hour compared to men,” said democratic candidate Bernie Sanders in a speech to the National Press Club in March of this year. 52 years after the Equal Pay Act was passed, working women in the United States still face a gender pay gap no matter what career they are in and while we have made progress since 1963, recently any improvement on the wage disparity has remained stagnant. Woman have historically been treated unequally to men despite their non-majority status, and even to this very day in the year 2015 are still treated unequally and discriminated against in the workforce.

    Although a majority of gender discrimination is on females, and though it may be difficult to see in certain cases, men deal with stereotyped obstacles along their way