Sex‐Based Wage Gap (Gender Pay Gap) and Comparable Worth

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ID7079194
AuthorsJuanita M Firestone (The University of Texas at San Antonio), Richard Harris (0000-0001-7943-9005, The University of Texas at San Antonio), Richard J Harris (0000-0002-4285-2215), Marie Sarita Gaytán (0000-0001-7215-3143, University of Utah)
Year2024
Pages1-4
Publication date2024-07-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeOTHER
VenueThe Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL)
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/9781405165518.wbeoss078.pub3
OpenAlexW4400507983
ISBN9781405165518
LanguageEN
References cited14

The sex‐based wage gap, better known as the gender pay gap , is a measure of what women earn relative to men in the workforce. Although the gap has declined since the 1960s, disparities persist. Women, on average, continue to earn less than men across all industries. Comparable worth, also called pay equity , refers to reform efforts that address the gender pay gap by comparing jobs that are equal to or similar in value to an employer. Thus, if two jobs require equivalent levels of skill, education, and responsibility, the two should also have equivalent salaries. Comparable worth initiatives seek to correct the persistent wage inequalities between men and women

Demographic economics · Economics · Gender gap · Gender pay gap · Labour economics · Wage · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality

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