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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"equal pay"”.
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The gender pay gap: are equal pay audits an effective solution?
Equal Pay Audits are the latest tool in the campaign for gender equality at work. I use two pay audits, in a bank and an insurance company, to demonstrate how they can be used and abused, and in the process I explore the reasons for the massive gender pay gap of forty three per cent in the finance …
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Wage rage: the struggle for equal pay and pay equity in Australia
… It traverses Australian women's struggle for equal pay and pay equity from the end of the nineteenth century to the beginnings of the twenty-first. It recounts and analyses women's activism through campaigns targeting state and federal politicians, prime ministers, premiers and state and …
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A new compensation standard: equal pay for equal worth in Washington State
… is a compensation strategy which goes beyond the equal pay standard. It uses job evaluation to measure job worth across occupations in the same organization. Rather than relying solely on prevailing market rates, the employer identifies compensable factors. Salary ranges are determined by how much …
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Working women and the Lilly Ledbetter Act: a case study on misleading rhetoric of equal pay
<p>Since the passage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the wage gap in the United States has only decreased by eighteen cents; signaling that the battle over fair pay for women has gone on for too long. I argue that the neoliberal rhetoric around equal pay has to change to an intersectional approach …
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An Analysis on the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and the Effect on Women Faculty in Higher Education
… was to examine the historical foundations of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and to analyze wage-based discrimination cases filed by women faculty in higher education between 2000 and 2024, including the outcomes of those cases. Women scholars are dynamic in their roles and higher education institutions …
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PAY EQUITY: AN INQUIRY INTO THE LEGISLATED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL PAY FOR WORK OF EQUAL VALUE
… behind the use of legislation to achieve pay equity and in that context makes recommendations for the form of legislation for pay equity in Saskatchewan. The approach followed is identification of the problem, a study of theories which attempt to explain why the problem exists, an …
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Pay transparency and unequal pay for equal work: devising an effective regulatory framework
… guaranteed by UK law since 1975, the right to equal pay continues to be inhibited, in part by a pervasive culture of pay secrecy. In this thesis, it is argued that strengthening compliance with equal pay law can only be achieved by imposing duties on employers to ensure their pay systems are …
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Equality at Work with the Focus on Unequal Pay for Work of Equal Value
… with. Issues such as historical injustices and inequality are still prevalent in many South African communities. The same is true in the various workplaces of the South African economy however, South African workers are fortunate because legislation has been enacted to ensure that there is …
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Pay discrimination revisiting the concept and international perspectives
… throughout the eighties. South Africa has had pay equality provisions in place since 1980 and specific legislation in 1988. Although no comprehensive gender based wage study exist prior to 1980, international surveys in those countries indicates that large wage gaps between the income of men …
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Minimum wages in Uganda : an analysis of Uganda’s domestic, regional and international commitments
… satisfactory working conditions and the right to equal pay for equal work, the right to freedom, and dignity among other rights. The setting of a minimum wage can however can have far-reaching impacts on the economy and society as a whole. It is therefore essential to take into account the likely …
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Pay Equity: Reassessing gender pay gap, a comparative analysis of South Africa, India and Tanzania
… in the workplace especially in the context of pay disparities between men and women and how to overcome and get rid of the existing discrimination by examining different jurisdictions. Pay equity struggles have been universal concern ever since both men and women entered the workforce. Women …
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Attitudes Towards Women Among Inner-City Seventh Graders
… very liberal. Data showed women should receive equal pay for the equivalent jobs of males and the provision of childcare should be shared equally. Pictorial responses of the students still depicted women in traditional roles, e.g., secretarial, teacher, homemaker, and others. It should be noted …
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Gender Pay Gap in Public Organizations: An Analysis of Trends in Pay Gaps Between Men and Women in Federal Agencies
<p>The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibited gender-based wage discrimination in the workforce specifically between men and women that had an identical skill set and were performing the same job. The gender pay gap has been an issue in the American workforce and particularly public administration as …
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The Last WACs : A Case Study Of Women In Leadership Focusing On Women In The Last Direct Commissioning Class Of The Women's Army Corps
… were being integrated into the Army as full and equal partners with their male counterparts. None of the women from the last direct commissioning class of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) attained the rank of general officer. Through case study and the women’s own words, this study focused on whether …
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Hospital nurses' attitudes to work: a case study of a Chinese hospital
… of the work situation including contracts and pay determination; and the nature of work relations as they impinge on nurse status including relations with co-workers and patients. All of which can be understood and compared with other workers in terms of both labour process and industrial …
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An exploration of a path to more Latina executives
… current rate of progress, Latinas will not reach equal pay with White non-Latino men for another two hundred years, or until 2220.” The study also cites that a major factor in the wage gap is that Latinas are largely over-represented in lower paying jobs. When compared to the trends for the United …
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Identifying Factors That Influence Gender Disparities In Physician Income: Implications For Public Policy
… and feminist perspectives, laws requiring equal pay should provide just income for females as compared to males. However, the literature continues to indicate that in general females earn less than males, a trend that is also true for physicians. Theoretically informed postulates are …
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A critical analysis of section 6(4) of the Employment Equity ACT: is it likely to achieve its stated objectives?
… of giving effect to the constitutional right to equality. In conducting my analysis, I consider the concept of managerial prerogative and discuss what underlies the drive for substantive equality in order to determine why the issue of protection from discriminatory income disparities has been …
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The impact of institutional-political factors of employment equity : a comparative study of the policy framework in New Zealand and Australia : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Social Policy at Massey University
… and negotiation of conditions; the human rights, equal pay and equal employment opportunity legislation; and the agencies that administer these policies. This research takes a comparative public policy approach, using official statistics and documentary analysis. The extent of employment equity is …
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Investigating how Black women faculty in higher education experience and cope with work burnout : a narrative case study.
… manifest as microaggressions, tokenism, lack of equal pay, lack of mentorship, and gendered racism. Even in the face of these complexities, Black women have been able to permeate the bounds of the professional workspace by acquiring professional degrees at high rates at the turn of the 21st …
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