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    because of her gender. Does this seem fair? In the US, the gender pay gap causing many of the country’s hard working women to not get payed what they deserve. Women are payed less than men for the same job and work hours, just because of their gender. The gender wage gap, along with all of the false gender roles associated with it, will keep persisting until the US takes more action. ***Gender roles are sustaining in the US due to the difference in wages between men and women.*** {A wage gap is a significant

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    The Gender Pay Gap

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    discussion of gender pay gap without defining it. Simply put, gender pay gap is the inequality between men and women wages. Gender pay gap is a constant international problem, in which women are paid, on average, less than that of their male counterpart. As to if gender pay gap still exist, its exactness fluctuates depending on numerous factors such as professional status, country and regional location, gender, and age. In regards to gender, in some cases, both men and women have stated that the gap does

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    Gender Wage Gap By:Chloe Lee Did you know that the average wage of a woman is 18.2% less than a man’s? Women in the U.S who work full time only get paid eighty cents for what men would earn one dollar for. I think that the gender wage gap should be closed because women do equal work to men, women need money to finance themselves, and the gender wage gap leads to racism. The first reason why I think the gender wage gap should be closed is because

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    Gender Wage Inequality

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    discussion of gender pay gap without defining it. Simply put, gender pay gap is the inequality between men and women wages. Gender pay gap is a constant international problem, in which women are paid, on average, less than that of their male counterpart. As to if gender pay gap still exist, its exactness fluctuates depending on numerous factors such as professional status, country and regional location, gender, and age. In regards to gender, in some cases, both men and women have stated that the gap does

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    steps to advance equal pay for women. This FACT SHEET states that, “the median wage of a woman working full-time all year in the United States is about $39,600—only 79 percent of a man’s median earnings of $50,400” (The White House, 2016). However, many scholars and economists disagree that a gender wage gap exists. In addition, conservative political experts and bloggers promote the notion that gender based wage gap is an idea propagated by feminists, women empowering organizations, and progressives

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    taking care of the children, cooking, and cleaning the house. Until 1920 when women were finally allowed to vote, gender inequality was very apparent. More recently, gender inequality presents itself in the form of gender wage gaps. Although some argue women get paid the same wages as men, there are enormous amounts of evidence that proves this wage gap is definitely still present. The wage gap is noticeable to many, however, pin pointing the causes and solving them are not as easy as some might think

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    right to equal wages; gender and ethnic inequality has been an on-going issue in the United States for a very long time. This inequality has been the reason for the Wage Gap which is a violation of everyone’s human rights. Some people believe that the wage gap is just a gender problem but it is not, it is unequal opportunities for racial and gender minorities; in fact some women that are of a certain race are paid significantly less than someone who is only of one minority. The wage gap relates to human

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    for many countries to follow. Both the United States and European Union have strived to fight the gender pay gap. However, both the United States and European Union have yet to completely close their gender pay gap. The benefits gained by closing the gender pay gap boil down to the fact that such equality would create a more equal society. As well as equality between men and women, closing the gap would help reduce the risk of women going into poverty and an overall increase in women lifetime earnings

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    being undermined in the work force with the wage gap between women and men. Many argue that a wage gap does exist where women are working hard but getting payed less leading to poverty. On the other hand, others argue that the wage gap is merle a myth and is impractical in today 's society. Contributing factors like

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    disparities between men and women? Income inequalities among the genders are often reported in numerous countries around the world with some having a very high disparity rate. This disparity is referred to as gender wage gap and is measured as the ratio between the women 's median earnings and the men 's median earning in a certain period. According to American Association of University Women (AAUW), the United States had a gender wage gap of about 22% in 2013 (Glynn, Sarah, Milia and Emily 2). This

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