Essays on Income Inequality Page 2

The gender wage inequality in the workplace is a complex issue that has persevered to modern day, despite the Equal Pay Act of 1963 that promised equal pay for equal work. While a definitive full understanding and adequate reasons remains elusive, several causes and contributing factors are observable, including the demand-side issue of industrial discrimination,…

Today, women in the United States are paid, on average, only 80 cents for every dollar paid to men. Our government has failed to protect us from paycheck discrimination and, as a result, this wage gap directly causes women and their families to have less money for basic necessities than men and families headed by…

The existence of racial inequality in the United States is exposed to many who are affected negatively in their income. While there is a general consensus among research that nonwhite individuals with a bachelor’s degree are exposed to discrimination influences on their earnings, gaps in past literature and datable methodology leaves much to be anticipated….

Students, faculty, staff and members of the Salt Lake City community had the opportunity to hear Joseph Stiglitz speak on September 27 on the “great polarization” and “America’s Growing Inequality”. The lecture emphasized the facts and figures that show inequality, diving into why it occurs and then concluding with potential solutions. His discussion began by…

Women in the United States are currently work a comparable amount of hours but receive considerably compensation. In fact, “[f]emale workers, on average, earn around 80 cents for every dollar a man makes” (Carpenter). The gender wage gap represents a flagrant issue in modern society overall, however the severity of the situation can become even…

Gender at the workplace revolves around on both physical and emotional aspects. They are features that affect how people interact in the workplace. Men and women face differences in the way they perceive in the work environment. This type of perception can be linked to the company structure, problem-solving techniques and how people look and…

Elizabeth Broderick said at the National Press Club that, “Gender equality is the unfinished business of the twenty first century”. This is a quote that accurately represents the issue of equality in the United States. Women gained the right to vote in 1920 after the 19th amendment was ratified due to countless women, such as…

Malala Yousafzai once said, “I raise up my voice-not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard…we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.” Today we live in a male-dominated society in which women are looked down upon and belittled. Women and men should be seen as…

The first problem women face in the workplace that is going to be discussed in this report is gender inequality. There are a few different examples of how this inequality affects women in the workplace. The two major examples that will be discussed in this section of the report are unequal pay and family responsibilities…

The term minority group refers to a category of people whose members have significantly less control, less power than the social many (dominant group) and are subordinated. It could be an ethnically, culturally or racially distinct groups. Being a numerical minority is not a characteristic of being a minority group, as sometimes a larger group…