Pay Equity Legislation in the 107th Congress
Description:
The term "pay equity" originates from the fact that women as a group are paid less than men. In 2000, for example, women with a strong commitment to the work force earned 76 cents for every dollar earned by men. As women's earnings as a percentage of men's earnings have narrowed by just 12 percentage points over the past four decades (from about 60% in the 1960s and 1970s to more than 70% in the 1990s), some members of the public policy community have argued that current anti-discrimination law…
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Date:
March 26, 2001
Creator:
Dale, Charles V. & Levine, Linda
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department