This article shows via graphs how the gender pay gap between industries vary and also with a link below shows by state where the largest pay gaps occur between genders. Just because their is a pay gap does not mean that there is discrimination. Job types are always a factor on where you live and what industry you go into.
There is not one state in the U.S. that women make more than men on average. The widest gap between wages is in Wyoming where women only make 65.5 cents per dollar to men. Washington, D.C. is the smallest gap where women earned 88.2 cents per dollar. On average in 2009 in the U.S. women made 78.2 percent of what men made.
The gender pay gap also can be classified by industry where the largest gap in wages occurs in the Financial Activities industry with women earning 72% of men's wages. The smallest gap is in the construction industry where men and women make virtually the same amount of money.
When looking into the gender pay gap by location the survey conducted indicated that in Puerto Rico women were making 103.3 cents per dollar compared to their male counterparts.
Why do you think that their is such a difference in the gap between the U.S. states and Puerto Rico?
The Gender Pay Gap
-Aimee Rankovich
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ReplyDeleteIt is easy to see that Puerto Rico has the right idea. I feel that if a man and woman have the same duties and do the job the same. Then why do they not get paid the same? It is crazy to think in 2011 this is still a problem. It goes back to the equity theory if someone is doing the same job and getting less then where is the motivation to do anything. The USA would be a lot better off if pay between gender was more equal. It is common sense to see if people get paid equally then their performance will be better if they were getting paid less. And to answer your question I feel that the USA is a more masculine country and cater more to men.
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