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A 3 page paper which examines why women do not earn as much as men in the white-collar workplace. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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earned a mere 59 cents (Bernstein, 2004). While working women were considered an anomaly thirty years ago, there are now female attorneys, physicians, professors, executives, and even high-level presidential
advisers (Bernstein, 2004). However, even though women now comprise nearly half of the American workforce, this cannot be interpreted to mean they are receiving equal compensation (McDonald, 2002).
Gender gaps have existed throughout American history, and the federal government has attempted to ensure balanced income scales through legislation. For example, Title VII of The Civil Rights Act
of 1964 " forbade discrimination in employment practices based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin" (Gibelman, 2003, p. 22). When Title VII was revised in 1991, the
authority of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was expanded by granting the organization powers to file civil lawsuits against employers being accused of workplace discrimination (Gibelman, 2003). Nevertheless,
"wage discrimination laws have been poorly enforced," which means that while women may have earned the right to work alongside men in identical jobs, they are still earning wages that
remain less than equitable (Gibelman, 2003, p. 22). For example, a study by the American Bar Association revealed that, "Despite surging numbers of female lawyers, bias against women remains entrenched
in the legal profession and results in steep inequities of pay" (Gibelman, 2003, p. 22). The same is apparently true of the medical establishment according to a University of
Michigan Survey that examined the careers of more than 1,200 male and female graduates over a ten-year period (Gibelman, 2003). The study showed that after a decade in the
workplace, women physicians were still earning unequal pay (Gibelman, 2003). Similar scenarios appear in the academic community and in high-level management. Among college and university professors, "Mens median
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