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-friendly in terms of benefits rather than wages and that women are more likely to take breaks in employment to care for children or parents. Proponents point to studies including a 2008 census bureau report that stated that women's median annual earnings were 77.5% of men's earnings.
@ISIDEWITH7yrs
Yes, and businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position
@ISIDEWITH7yrs
No, there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary
@8KG4T282yrs
Yes that is true
@ISIDEWITH5yrs
No, this is irrelevant because the gender wage gap is a myth
@ISIDEWITH7yrs
No, the government should never determine what a private business should pay employees
@ISIDEWITH7yrs
No, the current requirements in the Equal Pay Act of 1963 are already sufficient
@4LP27P52yrs
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.
@4NPML492yrs
Women aren't people, and thus do not deserve the same amount of money as men #trump2016
@4LMWJT22yrs
I think there should be tax incentives for single income married couples w children. Women should be paid equally
@4NQDW5Z2yrs
Forced equality is not true equality.
What actually occurs in the free market is wages come down as more workers enter the workforce. Not the reverse. Since historically the newbie into an otherwise stable workforce will challenge the existing workforce to improve methods and lower costs. That's how they show their value and earn a position. Since women are relatively newer to the global earning workforce, they have to and do add more value for less; and, as a result they have acquired jobs that were previously held by their less productive per dollar male counterparts.
@4NLTGSH2yrs
This is a stupid question. What do we mean by the same job? should a male teacher who just started be paid the same amount as a female teacher with thirty years experience? Of course not, the longer you work the more you get paid to keep you around. That's the price of experience and knowledge. Also how were these studies conducted that conclude that women are making between two thirds and three fourths compared to men's earnings? comparing a woman who works as a cashier at a 7-11 to a man who works as an investment banker will provide a stark contrast indeed. The studies I've seen for
@4NYJQPP2yrs
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
@4NDCN8L2yrs
Men Superiority. Deport the feminists.
@4MTK7H72yrs
Only IF the woman can ACTUALLY do the job as a man could without the assistance of a man.
Regardless there should be no discrimination based on gender. Instead other variables such as education, experience, work ethic, etc., should be what the income is based on
@8WXM2M911mos
Yes there are other factors
@4NYHHM92yrs
As long as women adjust their professional lives to their family needs, they'll never be doing the same job. I know men who work 7am to 11pm & have wives take care of the kids. Men are often more willing to travel & sacrifice for their jobs. Women are more likely to sacrifice for their families. As long as that's the case, men should receive the benefit of their sacrifices. If women want those same benefits, they'll have to make the same sacrifices within the same venue. Your workplace shouldn't be paying you a bigger salary to stay home & take care of your own kids. It's an issue for spouses to decide or for the unmarried to decide how much of their lives will be tied to their workplace.
@4LL94P22yrs
The womans place is in the home is what the Bible says so they need not to be in the workforce
@8VL9DP41yr
https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/womens-databook/2020/home.htm#:~:text=In%202019%2C%2057.4%20percent%20of,of%2060.0%20percent%20in%201999.
That must mean that the Bible says guys should be working. Where are you guys at? Slacking off?
@4NLXWJJ2yrs
The companies may consider to hire less women employees because they may require more holidays while being paid with the same wage, and it is also the truth that women may require more holidays compared to men.
@4LLBXZP2yrs
The wage gap doesn't exist. Studies have shown that the wage gap doesn't account for education, hours worked, maternity leave, etc.
@4MT2N6W2yrs
yes, but hourly rates of individuals are already the same. Life style choices affect income.
@4NDF78Z2yrs
Yes, they should earn the same unless they can't perform the job as adequately. Example: Most women cannot carry someone over their shoulder out of a burning building, like a man can. (Firemen). In this instance, I not only don't think she should earn the same, but I don't think she should even be hired for a job she can't perform as well as a man.....and endanger lives.
@4NQZLRP2yrs
Why not pay women more? They bring life in this world.
@4LN5KJ52yrs
Hell no, we need some sex slaves
@4NDPHLL2yrs
More incentives and women orientated by design curriculum by government to attract women to STEM education
@4NXXLT92yrs
No, as women often have much better and many more benefits than men.
@4LLD9XW2yrs
No. But they should be made to produce ample evidence as to why any individual in any position is being paid less than someone else doing the same job - such as education and experience.
@4LP4VNV2yrs
People should be paid for the degree of work they do. In a physical job women shouldn't be paid as high as men because she can't physically do it. Now an office job...if she can outperform the man she deserves to be paid more.
@4NYM4HQ2yrs
Most of what causes the issue of "wage gap" is induviduals not speaking up and negotiating during their interview to be provided better wages or benefits.
@563KVVP2yrs
They already do. Most economists say the gender wage gap slightly favors women. Most social policy groups and women's groups misrepresent the 77 cents statistic for political purposes.
@4MSH4562yrs
I think they should be paid the same and both be granted paternity/maternity time. Not all jobs offer this for women, and especially not for men.
I wonder if because women leave and get extra paid time to become a mother of factored into why they aren't paid as much?
@4LNXR5Q2yrs
They already do, and the wage gap doesn't exist
@4MTTVFB2yrs
Yes, as long as it is managed fairly as described in the 2014 Paycheck Fairness Act allowing for different application of work
@4LMVF6X2yrs
They already do. The wage gap only exists because more men are in STEM fields which pay more.
@5NB4NS32yrs
The gender wage gap is more a earnings gap due to women going into lower paying, shorter jobs + a majority of them having kids and leaving work. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is already in effect so raising the earnings of women just so the EARNINGS gap is "equal" would violate that Act
@95X97281hr
No, there is more to a salary than what your job is
@95WHWJG22hrs
Yes, but ONLY in jobs that do not require physical strength or exertion.
@95VLBQB2 days
No, Women should cook and raise children, while men work
@95V5BRT2 days
Yes, but employees should be financially incentivized if they are higher performing
@95T2W4P3 days
Yes, the salary should fit the person not the gender
@95SJ85X3 days
Yes, with consideration for other factors such as education, experience, and tenure
@95SMVD23 days
They should be payed by how hard they work.
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