wage discrimination
Biased salary practices
Wage discrimination is the practice of paying workers differently for the same work based on characteristics like gender, race, or age rather than job performance or qualifications.
The term appears most often in discussions of the gender pay gap: The lawsuit alleged wage discrimination against female employees.
Distinguished from legitimate pay differences based on experience or seniority.
- Title VIIEmployment discrimination prohibition statute
- gender normsSocial expectations by sex
- racial prejudiceBias against ethnic groups
- income disparityUnequal earnings distribution
- union negotiationsWorkforce-management contract discussions
collective bargaining · bias · stereotyping · glass ceiling · whistleblower protections · labor rights · systemic inequality · diversity training · implicit bias · economic inequality · pay gap · gender pay gap · wage gap · unequal pay · affirmative action · financial stress · educational disparities · hostile work environment
- pay equityequal pay, pay equity, pay equality, pay parity, wage equity
- pay inequalitypay gap, wage gap, gender pay gap, pay disparity, wage disparity
- sexismsexism, gender bias, male privilege, chauvinism, male chauvinism
- wageswage, salary, pay, paycheck, income
wage discriminationpay equity
Equal pay for equal work
equal pay · wage equality · pay parity · fair compensation · merit-based pay
wage discriminationworkplace equality
Fair treatment at work
fair treatment · equal opportunity · non-discrimination · workplace fairness
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