Gender Wage Gap

The Equal Pay Act was passed 50 years ago this year. The Equal Pay Act was made so women and men got paid equally in the same work place. For Example, male and female nurses would be paid equally not any difference. Even though this act was passed people still debate about the pay gap. Noguchi states that women are sometimes thought of to be paid twenty three cents less then men. This has been mentioned many times even thought the Equal Rights Act has been in effect for fifty years.

In Noguchi's article he states that some employers pay less because when women get into a beginners program they are bond to leave it or motherhood penalty. When women take maturity leave they are continuing to be paid. The couple of months that women aren't working but they are still being paid. Some employers "have" a pay gap because the motherhood aspect. Even though the Equal Pay Act was passed there is still the rumors about the wage gap by employers.


Noguchi, Yuki. "50 Years After The Equal Pay Act, Gender Wage Gap Endures." NPR. NPR, 10 June 2013. Web. 30 Sept. 2013.