Gender Issues
Discrimination against women in employment is topic that has long been an issue in society. One of the current issues of discrimination against women is the pay gap. It is said by a Census Bureau report that for every 72 cents earned by a full-time working woman, a man earns a dollar. The comparison amount for a woman who is a minority is even lower with Black women earning 65 cents, and Hispanic women earning 52 cents to every mans dollar (Brogan 1). The Fair Play Act of 1963 requires employers to pay equal wages to jobs that are comparable in skill and responsibility (Brogan 2). This was passed along time ago but is still not strongly in forced today. For example, as of 1998, Division 1 athletic departments spent on average $133,454 more on head coaches of men’s teams who are dominantly all male then head coaches of women’s teams (Szulszteyn 3). It is hard for woman to find jobs that will pay them well and it’s not just because women are on average earning less but also because it’s hard for women to get out of the social stereotyped jobs such as health aid and childcare, jobs that have a median earning of $14,000 a year (Sprackland 1). It is not just the amount of pay that bothers women though, it
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