Argumentative Essay: Equal Pay For Women
As Barack Obama once said, “Fixing a broken immigration system. Protecting our kids from gun violence. Equal pay for equal work... All these things still matter to hardworking families; they are still the right thing to do; and I will not let up until they get do.” One of things he mentions is equal pay for equal work. There are many debates about equal and fair pay of women. This is what Obama refers to. Many people believe women are getting paid less than men and many people believe that this isn’t true at all. But, women are getting paid less than men and deserve equal pay for equal work.
It’s not myth when people say women are being payed less than men. There is a lot of evidence and statistics that can prove that women are being payed less than are. “The Center for American Progress uses hard statistics to make its case. It says women who work full time year round continue to earn only about 77 percent of what men earn.” (Cooper) This already shows that women are earning less in full time positions when doing the same job as men. This is hard facts that can’t be disputed against from a credible source. What’s worse is that the gap gets …show more content…
In 2009 Barack Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. This was supposed to bring equal pay for equal work, but it hasn’t. The fact still stands that women are still getting paid less than men from the statistics before. As Lilly Ledbetter says herself, “the first step toward closing the pay gap – has gone largely unrealized.” (Ledbetter) Equal Pay hasn’t been achieved and the government aren’t really doing anything. This act was the first step and now the government and president need to push it further. It would also help the economy according to a study by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, the U.S, would produce and additional $447.6 billion in income. (Ledbetter) Lilly Ledbetter is now urging the government and president to do more towards equal pay to make it a
It’s not myth when people say women are being payed less than men. There is a lot of evidence and statistics that can prove that women are being payed less than are. “The Center for American Progress uses hard statistics to make its case. It says women who work full time year round continue to earn only about 77 percent of what men earn.” (Cooper) This already shows that women are earning less in full time positions when doing the same job as men. This is hard facts that can’t be disputed against from a credible source. What’s worse is that the gap gets …show more content…
In 2009 Barack Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. This was supposed to bring equal pay for equal work, but it hasn’t. The fact still stands that women are still getting paid less than men from the statistics before. As Lilly Ledbetter says herself, “the first step toward closing the pay gap – has gone largely unrealized.” (Ledbetter) Equal Pay hasn’t been achieved and the government aren’t really doing anything. This act was the first step and now the government and president need to push it further. It would also help the economy according to a study by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, the U.S, would produce and additional $447.6 billion in income. (Ledbetter) Lilly Ledbetter is now urging the government and president to do more towards equal pay to make it a