{"id":128,"date":"2016-12-06T12:15:12","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T12:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/biancabeck\/?p=128"},"modified":"2017-01-22T19:23:36","modified_gmt":"2017-01-22T19:23:36","slug":"bacom-gender-pay-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/biancabeck\/2016\/12\/06\/bacom-gender-pay-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"No more Gender Pay Gap- Pay Me Right!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pay Wo-Men Equal Wages!<\/h1>\n

T<\/strong>he genders receiving unequal pay is a thing of the past – or at least you\u2019d think it would be!<\/h2>\n

In this sense, society is taking a long and slow road to equality. Women are doing the same job and being paid less for it. There should be no more gender pay gap- pay me right.\"Light<\/p>\n

Since 1979, women were\u00a0estimated to make 62%<\/a> of what men made.It has become increasingly more equal and some jobs have managed to close the pay gap<\/a> completely. \u00a0Job\u2019s such as Advertising Salespersons and H.R. Specialists get equal pay regardless of gender, but, there are still jobs that need to make\u00a0this happen. My question is, why is there such slow progression?<\/p>\n

According to the White House governmental page, women in America are earning 78 cents to every dollar that a man earns. This comes with real consequences for the women trying to provide the everyday necessities for their families. In many cases women are the breadwinners for their families!. As Claire Miller stated,\u00a0\u201cthe pay gap is because of gender, not jobs\u201d<\/strong>. \u00a0<\/em>This\u00a0is an interesting example:<\/p>\n

An article written in The New York Times<\/a> showed that women doctors and surgeons earn 71%<\/strong> of men\u2019s wages. I strongly believe, for any job being preformed equally well, equal\u00a0pay is\u00a0expected. This is clearly not the case. So, I argue that maybe women should only put in 71% of effort into their work. Why should they do the same amount of work and not get the same rewards? We’re told that closing the pay gap is \u201ccomplicated\u201d\u00a0–<\/strong> why is it complicated?<\/span>
\nIn the example of doctors, what if\u2026 in a life-threatening situation, a patient is undergoing surgery and the female surgeon turns around and walks out. The woman has completed 71% of the surgery, but this is the percent of work she is\u00a0paid to do –<\/strong>71% of the job. The surgeon’s days work is\u00a0done. She’s not paid enough to complete her surgery. It seems ridiculous to suggest doesn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

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\u201cI do not want to die before closing the pay gap\u201d – Actress Emma Thompson<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The website for the Women\u2019s Equality Party online found that women are more likely to sacrifice the opportunity to earn a wage for the sake of their family and some argue, such as U.S. Government expert Robert Longley<\/a>, that this is the underlying reason of suppressing women\u2019s wages, as they are typically the ones to leave the labor force for longer periods of time.\u00a0Women should be\u00a0valued more in paid work and at home.<\/p>\n

People treat this issue as an annoyance. Feminists have become an\u00a0annoyance. Women schoolteachers aren’t asking to be paid the same as a politician. This is not gender equality. Women aren\u2019t asking for more, they are asking for the same. Equal pay for equal work, it seems only fair. It is not an unreasonable request!<\/p>\n