Women's Pay Gap Analysis
“When God created man and women, he was thinking, ‘Who shall I give the power to, to give birth to the human being?’ And God chose women. And this is the big evidence that women are powerful”, Malala Yousafzai. In some eyes the women race can be strong, powerful, but in others, one may believe women are incompetent compared to men. That men are the superior gender. As women, it is important to remember what women fought so hard for, their rights. It is important to be treated equally, not as they are any less than a man. Although, in spite of the efforts the American culture and the Indian culture put in for women to be treated as there is no gender difference among men, problems are still occurring, although some might disagree with women
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In 1964, women were paid 59% of what men were paid and in 2014, women were paid 79% of what men were paid. Every pay gap can change due to race, age, state, and education. “If current trends continue, women won’t be payed until 2059, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research” (“Equal Pay Day: When, Where, and Why Women Earn Less Than Men” 1). There is no obvious solution to this pay gap. Every aspect of life can affect the pay gap and there is a slim chance in exceeding these barriers to overcome this disadvantage over women. The only way to succeed in demolishing this pay gap is to recognize the problem and start to make changes that will make a …show more content…
The Indian culture suffers greatly from this problem and has even more hardship than the American women. “A Thomson Reuters Foundation expert poll last year ranked India as the world’s fourth most dangerous country for a women,” (Challenges of being a women in India 1). This indicates how women are being treated in this culture. They are being treated with disrespect and as they are unable to live up to the status of a man. As one of the most dangerous countries for women, many problems occur. For example, “Even though the practice is outlawed, 300,000 to 600,000 female fetuses are aborted every year in India because of the preference for boys,” (Challenges of Being a Women in India 1). Again this indicates to inequality among genders. These people are forcefully aborting these female fetuses just because they are female. The favoritism for men is harming the wellbeing of women. The gender should not matter. They are both humans, they are both of the same species. This problem between the genders is extreme and action needs to be taken. The problem lies within the power who makes the decisions of the country of
In 1964, women were paid 59% of what men were paid and in 2014, women were paid 79% of what men were paid. Every pay gap can change due to race, age, state, and education. “If current trends continue, women won’t be payed until 2059, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research” (“Equal Pay Day: When, Where, and Why Women Earn Less Than Men” 1). There is no obvious solution to this pay gap. Every aspect of life can affect the pay gap and there is a slim chance in exceeding these barriers to overcome this disadvantage over women. The only way to succeed in demolishing this pay gap is to recognize the problem and start to make changes that will make a …show more content…
The Indian culture suffers greatly from this problem and has even more hardship than the American women. “A Thomson Reuters Foundation expert poll last year ranked India as the world’s fourth most dangerous country for a women,” (Challenges of being a women in India 1). This indicates how women are being treated in this culture. They are being treated with disrespect and as they are unable to live up to the status of a man. As one of the most dangerous countries for women, many problems occur. For example, “Even though the practice is outlawed, 300,000 to 600,000 female fetuses are aborted every year in India because of the preference for boys,” (Challenges of Being a Women in India 1). Again this indicates to inequality among genders. These people are forcefully aborting these female fetuses just because they are female. The favoritism for men is harming the wellbeing of women. The gender should not matter. They are both humans, they are both of the same species. This problem between the genders is extreme and action needs to be taken. The problem lies within the power who makes the decisions of the country of