SOCIOL 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter other: Motherhood Penalty, Gender Pay Gap, Ator
2 Nov 2017
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Why different measures don"t mean the data are unreliable? workers) Women are paid 80 cents for every dollar men make (based on annual pay of full-time. Women are paid 83 cents for every dollar men make (based on hourly pay) *because there are various ways of measuring the gender wage gap, there is a common. However, the data is clear and consistent; no matter how it is measured, there is misconception that data on this wage gap is unreliable a wage gap. Why adjusted measures can"t gauge the full effects of discrimination. Some opponents argue that the data about the gender wage gap does not cover workers" demographic characteristics account, such as levels of education, experience, and varying occupations. They speculate that such data could arise from failure to take other factors into. Some also argue that gender wage discrimination is a small problem compared to other.
