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The Gender Pay Gap: One
Thing the Government
Cannot Solve Alone
A paper and presentation by Annie Doyle
English 201: Advanced Writing
Professor Ryan Hudgins
Overview of the Pay Gap
 Has existed since women
joined the workforce
 Large gap between salaries of
men and women
 On average, women make
only 77% of what men make in
the US.
 Has not been proven possible
to eliminate
What is to blame?
Different experts blame different factors, such as:
 Quality of work
 Choice of occupation
 Differences in family obligations
 Discrimination – the most debated factor
Is discrimination a valid cause?
• Arguments that it is:
 Studies holding all other factors constant
 Process of elimination
• Arguments that it is NOT:
 Impossible to prove discrimination
 Women have lower quality of work
What has been done?
• Government intervention through passing laws
 Equal Pay Act of 1963
 Title VII of Civil Rights
• Progress of women
More women in higher education
Changing reputation of female gender
Why has Government action been
insufficient?
 Difficult to determine quality of work
 The basis of gender laws
 Not much recorded change since passed Acts
 Need more than laws to change for good
 Cooperation of businesses and citizens
What can be done?
1. Enforcement of Legislation
 Enforcement will be better than new policies
 National Equal Pay Enforcement Task
 Equal Opportunity Survey
2. Informative education for
US citizens
 Government has resources to spread information
 Information could lead to more efforts
 Emphasize the importance of gender equality
 Creating programs to establish equality
3. Improving family leave policies
 US has one of weakest family leave policies
 Maintaining a job and family is difficult
 Government and corporations can fight for solutions
o Longer paid maternity leave
o Daycare on site
o More understanding policies
How can we stress the importance of
eliminating the gap?
 Collaborative efforts will be most effective
 Government, women, and employers
 Making gender equality a priority in politics
 Learning how our country will benefit
 More productivity overall
 Room to focus on other issues as a nation

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Gender pay gap pp

  • 1. The Gender Pay Gap: One Thing the Government Cannot Solve Alone A paper and presentation by Annie Doyle English 201: Advanced Writing Professor Ryan Hudgins
  • 2. Overview of the Pay Gap  Has existed since women joined the workforce  Large gap between salaries of men and women  On average, women make only 77% of what men make in the US.  Has not been proven possible to eliminate
  • 3. What is to blame? Different experts blame different factors, such as:  Quality of work  Choice of occupation  Differences in family obligations  Discrimination – the most debated factor
  • 4. Is discrimination a valid cause? • Arguments that it is:  Studies holding all other factors constant  Process of elimination • Arguments that it is NOT:  Impossible to prove discrimination  Women have lower quality of work
  • 5. What has been done? • Government intervention through passing laws  Equal Pay Act of 1963  Title VII of Civil Rights • Progress of women More women in higher education Changing reputation of female gender
  • 6. Why has Government action been insufficient?  Difficult to determine quality of work  The basis of gender laws  Not much recorded change since passed Acts  Need more than laws to change for good  Cooperation of businesses and citizens
  • 7. What can be done?
  • 8. 1. Enforcement of Legislation  Enforcement will be better than new policies  National Equal Pay Enforcement Task  Equal Opportunity Survey
  • 9. 2. Informative education for US citizens  Government has resources to spread information  Information could lead to more efforts  Emphasize the importance of gender equality  Creating programs to establish equality
  • 10. 3. Improving family leave policies  US has one of weakest family leave policies  Maintaining a job and family is difficult  Government and corporations can fight for solutions o Longer paid maternity leave o Daycare on site o More understanding policies
  • 11. How can we stress the importance of eliminating the gap?  Collaborative efforts will be most effective  Government, women, and employers  Making gender equality a priority in politics  Learning how our country will benefit  More productivity overall  Room to focus on other issues as a nation