Running head: THE EFFECTS OF THE EQUAL PAY ACT OF 1963 1 The Effects of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 Abstract On June 10th‚ 1963‚ John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act‚ which prohibits wage discrimination based solely on gender. Despite the passing of this bill‚ women today are still not earning equal pay for equal work. Currently‚ the Equal Pay Act of 1963 states that an employer in any business cannot discriminate between
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Dey 1 Debangshu Dey 13th January 2011 Pay Equity: A Struggle A Brief Study of Pay Equity in Canada Men and Women should not be called the opposite sexes‚ instead referred to as complimentary sexes. The sexes should be treated equally in every aspect‚ one of which is in the pay they receive. The sexes should receive equal wages for equal work. It should be more about ‘from each according to his ability‚ to each according to his need’. Statistics show that men are paid more
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The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was signed into law on June 10‚ 1963‚ by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program. In the Equal Pay Act of 1963 it prohibits gender discrimination when it comes to the payment of their wages. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 allows both men and women to know that they can stand side by side and do the same job for the same amount of pay. This provision allows both genders to get paid equally no matter their gender. This is based off of equal work on jobs the performance
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In order to apply the Equal Pay Act there are four criteria that need to be met. They are; Equal Skill‚ Equal Effort‚ Equal Responsibility‚ and Similar Working Conditions. According to the article titled An Analysis of the Equal Pay Act‚ “Equal Skill constitutes the performance requirement of the jobs under consideration‚ not the skills which are unnecessary for the job but which an employee might possess.” Examples of the skills that are under consideration are experience‚ training‚ education‚ and
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Equal Pay for Equal Work For years‚ women have been fighting for equality in everything that they do. If one takes a close look at the issues surrounding the differences between men’s and women’s roles in the workforce‚ one will notice that women tend to be one step below on the “status” or “importance” ladder. In American society‚ the woman has always been viewed traditionally in the role she should play in the home; that she is the “homemaker” or “caretaker”. Even when women break from the stereotype
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Arshpreet Raggi Period: 1 2/11/13 Introduction- I going to write about Martin Luther King JR.‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ and My coach Mr. Ambriz and how they made a difference in the world. How all three of these people made a difference in the community? P2: Martin Luther king JR. made a difference in our world by bringing
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men. An example of this can be seen in the NY Times article titled‚ “Equal Pay for Equal Play?” written by Carl Stoffers dated January 9‚ 2017. In the article‚ Stoffers writes‚ “It accused the U.S. Soccer Federation of wage discrimination for paying women less than men‚ despite equal work-and more success-from the women” (Stoffers 16). In this quote‚ Stoffers reveals how women are payed less than men even when considering the equal amount of work that was completed by both genders. This idea plays
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Insurance Leave Act. This act said that‚ in the U.S‚ employees of public jobs will get 12 weeks of partial pay leave after a child’s birth or to take care of a sick relative or themselves. This will help give mothers and dedicated women a chance to care for their family and not go bankrupt. Additionally‚ in 1963 the Equal Pay Act said that equal pay for men and women is mandatory‚ and‚ therefore‚ is illegal to blatantly pay women less. Also‚ in 1964 Congress passed the Civil Rights Act. Title VII
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Equal Pay for Women EEOC Report I chose equal pay for my topic since I am a woman in the workplace seeking equal pay for equal work. This has been and continues to be a burning issue that concerns just about every citizen in America today. For decades women have struggled to be accepted in the workplace and to be paid the same as men. The imbalance in wages has attributed to the struggles in our community. Women‚ in my opinion‚ are the majority affected. For instance if a man and woman applied
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without prejudice. It exists when every person shares a common humanity and has equal rights and resources‚ but that is not the case within the United States in 2016. There are still many people facing discrimination based off their race‚ gender‚ religion‚ appearance‚ etc.‚ and many of these cases take place in the workplace. Women who work at the same place with the same positions as men are not receiving equal pay compared to the male workers. According to the American Association of University
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