pay inequality
Unequal compensation rates
Pay inequality is the gap in compensation between different groups of workers, typically measured across gender, race, or other demographic lines.
The term usually refers to systemic disparities—women earning less than men for comparable work, or racial minorities receiving lower wages than white counterparts.
The company faced criticism for its pay inequality between male and female engineers.
Distinguished from pay inequity, which emphasizes unfairness, pay inequality focuses on the measurable difference itself.
- wage gapDisparity in earnings
- pay gapEarnings difference between groups
- gender gapInequality between sexes
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
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- workplace issuesturnover, layoffs, understaffing, low morale, harassment
- wageswage, salary, pay, paycheck, income
pay inequalitypay equity
Equal pay for equal work
wage equality · equal pay · pay parity · fair compensation · pay fairness
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