pay equality

Same work, same compensation

Pay equality is the principle that people doing the same work should receive the same compensation, regardless of gender, race, or other demographic factors.

The term most often appears in discussions of the gender pay gap: The company conducted an audit to ensure pay equality.

Also called equal pay or wage equality.

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workplace · pink collar · feminism · compensation · income · women · justice · paycheck · pay stub · earnings · labor · negotiation · collective bargaining · transparency · minimum wage · union · activism · rights

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Opposites
wage fairness

pay equalitypay inequality

Unequal compensation for work

wage inequality · pay gap · wage gap · pay disparity · wage disparity

economic justice

pay equalitylabor exploitation

Unfair treatment of workers

economic discrimination · glass ceiling · poverty wages · wage theft

Family

equality, paid, paying, pays, payable, payment, payments, payer, payers

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