Bridging the Wage Gap: Pay Equity and Job Evaluations.

Ferraro, Geraldine A.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Bridging the Wage Gap: Pay Equity and Job Evaluations.

Ferraro, Geraldine A.

American Psychologist, v39 n10 p1166-70 Oct 1984

Discusses the growing gap between the wages of women and men and reviews arguments opposing pay equity. Cites occupational segregation and sex-based wage discrimination as causes for the wage gap, and considers some remedies that have proven to be effective: negotiation, collective bargaining, litigation, and job evaluation studies. (KH)

Descriptors: Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Equal Protection, Females, Occupational Segregation, Public Policy, Salary Wage Differentials, Sex Discrimination, Sex Fairness

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Language: English

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