wage gap
Earnings inequality issue
The wage gap is the difference in earnings between groups, most often between men and women doing comparable work.
The term appears in discussions of workplace equity and discrimination: The wage gap persists even when controlling for education and experience.
Gender wage gap and pay gap are common variants.
Critics debate how much of the gap reflects discrimination versus other factors like occupation choice or hours worked.
- poverty ratesPercentage lacking adequate income
- cost of livingPrice of basic necessities
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- pink collarWork typed as feminine
- working mothersEmployed women raising children
wealth disparity · cents on the dollar · unconscious bias · discrimination · systemic racism · feminism · sexism · pay stub · gender roles · wealth inequality · equal work · income inequality · patriarchy · salary · economic instability · career · marginalization · paycheck
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- social issuesinequality, racism, poverty, illiteracy, homelessness
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- wagessalary, pay, paycheck, income, earnings
wage gappay equity
Equal pay for equal work
wage equality · equal pay · pay parity · income equality · salary equity