1. The Feminization of Poverty
... only 69 per cent of what men did. There is significant data that points to an ongoing gender wage gap and the reasons why this gap still exists. According to Cool (2010), some argue that the gap does not reflect direct discrimination by employers, but rather the decisions that women make in career choices and work-family balance. Other opinions are ... " have been underpaid compared with "men's jobs" because of a historical undervaluing of women's skills and work. Cool (2010) further supports the idea that the gender wage gap is largely due to women's imbalance between family and work li...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate