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Women's Work Rights in the United States

Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Related Tags: women | discrimination | poverty | wages | equal
 

Instructions

Wages

  • Step 1:
    Women's wage gap affects statistics regarding three-quarters of all children living in poverty. The systemic attention given to rectifying cases of discrimination on the federal level has not supported an increase in women's wages.

Women of Color

  • Step 1:
    Research regarding wages has significance for all working women, but is emphasized for women of color. Quantitative data from focus groups shows that women of color are likely to experience a hostile work environment.

Work/Life Balance

  • Step 1:
    The role of women in the work force has changed as more women are taking jobs. Women's work rights have forced families and communities to address the issue of family caretaker roles.

Poverty

  • Step 1:
    Equal pay for women is a simple solution to fighting poverty.

Discrimination

  • Step 1:
    The Equal Pay Act was brought into effect in 1963. In 2008, there were 954 charges of compensation discrimination charges made to the EEOC. The wage gap reflects women's rights to equal pay, but advocacy for women claiming discrimination is minimal.

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