Describe the Equal Pay Act of 1963. To what extent has this law resulted in men and women earning equal salaries?
How do Lilly Ledbetter's experiences highlight the difficulties women continue to face in the workforce? What is your overall assessment of why women continue to earn less than men?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Note that the Equal Pay Act of 1963 requires that employers pay men and women the same wages for the same work. The student may note that the law has been unsuccessful in equalizing salaries, given that women earn about 25 percent less than men.
2. Explain how Lilly Ledbetter experienced gender discrimination for most of her career, yet was unable to convince the Supreme Court that the Equal Pay Act of 1963 had been violated. Congress responded to this Supreme Court decision by passing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which now explicitly allows for discrimination cases to proceed even if the discriminatory act took place over the course of several years.
3. Give an overall assessment of the reasons why women continue to earn less than men. These reasons may include continued de facto discrimination and the employment choices that women make.
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a. aggregate of preferences and opinions of individuals on significant issues b. goodwill toward governmental authority that people learn early in their lives c. tendency of survey respondents to provide socially acceptable answers to questions d. lukewarm opinions expressed by unknowledgeable respondents in a survey
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. are suitable substitutes for opinion polls. b. can help pollsters draft questionnaires. c. reach the largest possible portion of the electorate. d. reflect deliberative opinions. e. show long-term trends in public sentiment.
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