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Should women and men receive equal pay for different jobs?

Asked by airowDee (1791points) November 15th, 2009

Should women and men receive equal pay for different jobs?

The concept of comparable worth argues that women and men should receive equal pay for different jobs as long as they are comparable, for example, job that requires equal training and equal ability.

“Women’s jobs“, such as nurses and secretaries pay less than “men’s job”such as auto mechanics and electricians. For example, according to Comparable worth, a woman with a bachelor’s degree who works with children in a daycare centre should earn a larger salary than a mechanic with a high school degree who works with air conditioners.

Do you disagree or agree with this kind of equal pay for “equal work” argument?

I think it is hard to ask for people to be paid the same when they perform different duties.

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