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The Future Of Comparable Worth Theory, Nancy Levit, Joan Mahoney
The Future Of Comparable Worth Theory, Nancy Levit, Joan Mahoney
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Despite statutes intended to remedy wage disparities between men and women, the average woman working full-time earns only sixty percent as much as her male counterpart. While a portion of the earnings differential is attributable to "pure" or intentional discrimination, approximately eighty-two percent of the difference is due to occupational segregation. As commonly understood, occupational segregation refers to the situation in which women work at jobs that historically have been held by women and that are less remunerative than jobs usually held by men.
Only recently has the distinction between intentional discrimination and discrimination resulting from occupational segregation commanded much …