U.S. Pay Equity Legislation: Sheep in Wolves' Clothing

In the last century, women in the United States have made tremendous changes to their labor market behavior. What has not changed very much over this time period is the relative economic status of women compared to men. Another constant has been a high level of job segregation by gender, such that f...

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Published inEmployee responsibilities and rights journal Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 183 - 190
Main Authors Rudin, Joel P., Byrd, Kimble
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer Nature B.V 01.12.2003
Subjects
Bills
Civil rights
Comparable worth
Compensation
Economic statistics
Economic theory
Employers
Employment
Female employees
Gender
Job titles
Labor market
Legislation
Occupations
Segregation
Sex discrimination
Sheep
Studies
Wages & salaries
Women
Working conditions
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Summary:In the last century, women in the United States have made tremendous changes to their labor market behavior. What has not changed very much over this time period is the relative economic status of women compared to men. Another constant has been a high level of job segregation by gender, such that few organizations employ both men and women to do a particular job. These facts have led many scholars to conclude that employers systematically undervalue female-dominated jobs, and that legislative initiatives are needed to rectify this problem. This paper reviews 4 bills that have been introduced in the U.S. Congress. Each of these bills contains loopholes that would allow most employers to maintain their current pay rates. The Congressional initiatives are contrasted with a much more stringent bill that has been introduced in the New York state legislature. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0892-7545
1573-3378
DOI:10.1023/B:ERRJ.0000004057.30278.4c