Women's Equality in Society
The United States Congress passed in 1963 an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act that prohibits wage discrimination in the workplace based on an individuals Gender. This amendment was titled the Equal Pay Act and was a hard fought victory for proponents of gender equality in the United States. Prior to the signing of this bill women's jobs were often listed separately from men's, and were quite often considered less senior or less skilled jobs. Even when similar, or the same jobs were listed under both men and women, the pay scale was vastly different for women, as compared to men. Women were paid on average $.59-.64 less per dollar than women were, based solely on their gender. While the passage of the bill was certainly positive the effects have not been as dramatic as desired. Now, over 50 years later, a woman performing the same work as a man is still only paid about $.80 per dollar. There are less female executives in the business world and mid level managers ...