What is the concept of "comparable worth"?

What will be an ideal response?


Comparable worth is the concept of jobs having equal pay for equal work. Jobs don't

have to be exactly the same, but are compared in terms of the working conditions, the

amount of training required, and the degree of responsibility one has over others' work.

Jobs that are ranked equivalently on these dimensions should receive equivalent pay.

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A) Brazil B) Ghana C) Ethiopia D) United States

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What can be inferred from the images of family as haven, fulfillment, and encumbrance?

a. They are contradictory ideals. b. They are true reflections. c. They are natural evolutions. d. They are healthy ideas.

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Globalization shifted power away from national governments to corporations and transnational entities such as the World Bank. The effect of this shift is

A. an improvement of living standards around the world. B. an increased power of wealthy nations over poor ones. C. increased prosperity in developing nations. D. improved global security and peace.

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The systematic effort to destroy an entire national or cultural group is called

A. ultra-terrorism. B. mass destruction. C. homicide. D. genocide.

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