Pay Equity: A Civil Rights Issue

The market principle has not worked. Women have long performed work of equal demand as men, but have not been equally compensated for it. Consitutional law prohibits such wage inequities. Society's resources must be more equitably allocated to make up for and correct that unequal treatment. (PS...

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Published inSocial Policy Vol. 18; no. 1; p. 61
Main Author Murphy, Joseph S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1987
Subjects
Affirmative Action
Civil Rights
Comparable Worth
Employed Women
Personnel Policy
Resource Allocation
Salary Wage Differentials
Sex Discrimination
United States Constitution
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Summary:The market principle has not worked. Women have long performed work of equal demand as men, but have not been equally compensated for it. Consitutional law prohibits such wage inequities. Society's resources must be more equitably allocated to make up for and correct that unequal treatment. (PS)