pay equity
Same work, same wages
Pay equity is the principle that people doing the same or comparable work should receive equal compensation, regardless of gender, race, or other demographic factors.
The term often appears in discussions of the gender wage gap: The company conducted a pay equity audit.
Pay equity laws aim to close systematic disparities in how different groups are compensated for similar labor.
- living wageIncome covering necessities
- equal workTasks of identical value
- minimum wageLowest lawful hourly rate
- pink collarWork typed as feminine
- wage transparencyOpen sharing of compensation information
Title VII · anti-discrimination laws · gender wage gap · gender equality · labor standards · gender parity · salary negotiation · intersectionality · diversity initiatives · collective bargaining · affirmative action · income inequality · salary · women · underpaid · feminism · bias · audit
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- Modern Feminismintersectionality, riot grrrl, reproductive rights, workplace equality, glass ceiling
- workplace inclusiondiversity officers, workplace diversity, inclusion policies, workplace inclusion, affirmative action
- compensationsalary, income, wage, bonus, payment
- fairnessfair play, fair shake, fair treatment, fair and square, fair share
- feminismfeminism, feminist theory, gender equality, women's rights, feminist novels
pay equitywage discrimination
Unequal compensation for comparable labor
pay discrimination · unequal pay · pay disparity · wage inequality · wage gap
pay equitygender pay gap
Income inequality between sexes
wage gap · racial pay gap · pay secrecy · glass ceiling · wage suppression