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Pay Project
Your Name
MGMT 360: Managing a Diverse Workforce
October 20, 2024
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Issues with Pay: Article 1
The first article, “Women still earn less than men across the board,” examines the growing
problem of the gender pay gap in the United States, where the research has shown that women are
still paid way less compared to men. In the 21st century, gender pay gaps are one of the greatest
social injustices (Davis, 2015). The pay gap has significantly grown despite women achieving
higher levels of education and venturing into jobs that were traditionally dominated by men like
mathematics, engineering, economics, information technology and cybersecurity, statistics, and
sciences (Davis, 2015). The article links these disparities to a number of factors that are believed
to be the main driving force behind low wage pay for women in the United States. The factors that
have significant influence include occupational segregation, gender norms, and discrimination in
the workplace. For example, women are more likely to work in sectors like healthcare, education,
and administrative positions that do not employ men in some paying industries like technology
and finance.
The article has gone further to highlight another aspect that contributes to the gender pay
gap in the United States: motherhood, where women who often take days off face a reduction in
salary, low chances of advancing in their careers, and stigma in comparison to men who become
fathers. There has been a lack of family-friendly policies to safeguard mothers who go on maternal
leave, which makes women think about making choices about whether to advance their careers or
concentrate on family matters. According to Davis (2015), women are less likely to negotiate for
a pay rise compared to men in the same industry and role. Reluctance to negotiate for pay rise
contributes to the growing gender pay gap, and there is a need to encourage them to be aggressive.
The article suggests that there have been efforts to close the gender pay gap, with companies being
Pay Project
Your Name
MGMT 360: Managing a Diverse Workforce
October 20, 2024
, 2
Issues with Pay: Article 1
The first article, “Women still earn less than men across the board,” examines the growing
problem of the gender pay gap in the United States, where the research has shown that women are
still paid way less compared to men. In the 21st century, gender pay gaps are one of the greatest
social injustices (Davis, 2015). The pay gap has significantly grown despite women achieving
higher levels of education and venturing into jobs that were traditionally dominated by men like
mathematics, engineering, economics, information technology and cybersecurity, statistics, and
sciences (Davis, 2015). The article links these disparities to a number of factors that are believed
to be the main driving force behind low wage pay for women in the United States. The factors that
have significant influence include occupational segregation, gender norms, and discrimination in
the workplace. For example, women are more likely to work in sectors like healthcare, education,
and administrative positions that do not employ men in some paying industries like technology
and finance.
The article has gone further to highlight another aspect that contributes to the gender pay
gap in the United States: motherhood, where women who often take days off face a reduction in
salary, low chances of advancing in their careers, and stigma in comparison to men who become
fathers. There has been a lack of family-friendly policies to safeguard mothers who go on maternal
leave, which makes women think about making choices about whether to advance their careers or
concentrate on family matters. According to Davis (2015), women are less likely to negotiate for
a pay rise compared to men in the same industry and role. Reluctance to negotiate for pay rise
contributes to the growing gender pay gap, and there is a need to encourage them to be aggressive.
The article suggests that there have been efforts to close the gender pay gap, with companies being
