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- 1. Class Disparity and Pay Inequality Between the Genders By: Mushtaq Sahal
- 2. What is the Issues and Why is it Relevant/Worth Exploring? • The issue is definitely current and complex • The rich are getting richer in America and the poor are getting poorer. • The distribution of wealth in the United States is unequal between the classes. • Men and women who work the same hours get paid differently; women make 78 cents for every man’s dollar.
- 3. Potential Questions • What is the relationship between wealth distribution and class disparity? • How does the 1% control over 50% of the nation’s wealth and how can the 99% get this wealth back? • What exactly is the wage difference between men and women? • Why is there a wage difference between men and women?
- 4. Research available • EconLit research database (on Rowan.edu under library services and E-Resources) • Forbes.com and other magazines dedicated on socioeconomic issues • Wall Street Journal Historical research database (on Rowan.edu under library services and E-Resources) • Academic Search Premier research database (on Rowan.edu under library services and E-Resources)
- 5. Three specific sources • Maatz, Lisa M. “The Awful Truth Behind the Gender Pay Gap” Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 7 Apr. 2014. Web. 16 Feb. 2016. • Matthews, Chris. “Wealth Inequality is 10 times Worse than Income Inequality” Fortune Wealth Inequality in America. Fortune Magazine, 31 Oct. 2014. Web. 16 Feb. 2016. • Elkins, Kathleen. "80% of Americans Own an Unbelievably Small Portion of the Country's Wealth." Business Insider. Business Insider, Inc, 15 June 2015. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.
- 6. potential Challenges • This topic can be easily skewed by false statistics or information that is not accurate since the topic is based mostly on statistics. • In order to fully understand this topic, one needs to have some type of understanding about economics. This may be difficult for some to completely grasp. • This topic is very informational, however, it can be opinionated as well. These opinions may sometimes be emotional and not completely based on statistics
- 7. What is the issue and why is it relevant/worth exploring? • Not many people realize where all the money in the country is going so it is good to know how the country is really functioning. • The distribution of wealth in the country directly affects the quality of life of every American. • It is important to try and figure out why women get paid less than men and try to figure out ways to fix this inequality between the genders.