Question

Compare and contrast Sorensen’s Comparable worth, Human capital theory, and Kanter’s views (tokenism) about wage gap between men and women. Explain, in detail, comparable worth. Why does pay gap exist, according to Sorensen? Why there is so much resistance to comparable worth? Do you think that pay equality is possible through comparable worth?

Answer 1

EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK:

this is the concept of labor rights that individual in the same work place be given equal pay. It is most commonly used in the context of sexual discrimination in relation ship to thrme gender pay gap. Equal pay relates to the full range of payments and benifits including basic pay , non salary payments bonuses and allowances .

1963 it has been illegal in the united states to pay men and women working in the same place different salaries for similar work but it still happens on a day to day basis.

Trade union activism in the industrialized countries: for example a series of strikes by unionized women in the uk in the 1830 s. Pressure from trade union has had varied effects withtrade unions sometimes promoting conservatism.

However the following tge second world war trade unions and the legislatures of industrialized countries gradually embraced the principle of equal pay for equal work one example of this process is the uk's introduction of the EQUAL PAY ACT 1970 in response both to the treaty of rome and the ford sewing machinists strike of 1968. In recent years european trade unions have generally exerted pressure on states and employers for progress in this direction.

Each member shall by means appropriate to the methods in operation for detemining rates of remuneration , promate and in so far as is consistent with such methods ensure the application to all workers of the principle of the equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value.

Post- war europe has seen a fairly consistent pattern in womens participation in the labour market and legislation to promote equal pay for equal work across eastern and western countries.

While socially progressive tjis decision does not necessarily indicate widespread progressive attitudes among the signatories to the treaty.

At the national level princile of equal pay is in general fully reflected in the legislation of the 28 EU member states and the additional countries of the european economic areas. The main national legislation concerning pay equity between men and women for difficult european countries is as follows.

BULGARIA: equal pay for equal work included in labour code.

AUSTRIA:the 1979 act on equal treatment on men and women.

ROMANIA & SLOVAKIA:

equal pay for equal work included in the constitution.

SPAIN: the constitution article 35 and the workers statue article 17 and 28.

MALTA: the constitution article 14 and the equality for men and women act.

LATVIA: equal pay for equal work included in the labour code.

NORWAY: the 1978 act on gender equality.

The purpose of this obligatory certification is to enforce the current legislation prohibiting discriminatory practies based on gender and requiring that women and men workung for the same employer shall be paid equal wages and enjoy equal terms of employment for the same jobs or jobs for equal value.