wage disparities
Unequal compensation levels
Wage disparities are differences in pay between groups—typically along lines of gender, race, or occupation.
The term frames unequal compensation as a social problem requiring explanation or remedy: The study examined wage disparities between men and women in similar roles.
Also called pay gaps or wage gaps.
- gender pay gapIncome inequality between sexes
- income inequalityDisparity in earnings distribution
- wealth inequalityUnequal distribution of assets
- unemployment ratesPercentage of workforce without jobs
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
poverty rates · systemic racism · labor market · economic growth · implicit bias · social mobility · collective bargaining · gender bias · glass ceiling · underpaid · tipped workers · paycheck to paycheck · childcare subsidies · pink collar · poverty levels · economic mobility · social unrest · seniority
wage disparitiesequal pay
Matching compensation regardless of identity
pay equity · wage equality · pay parity · income equality · fair pay
wage disparitieseconomic equality
Balanced distribution of resources
egalitarianism · economic fairness · income equality · economic equity · economic justice