Elaborate on the gender pay gap.

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary. The overall earnings difference between women and men is the gender pay gap. The average woman must work almost nine extra weeks every year to make the same wages as a man.Lower wages and salaries reduce women's savings, purchasing power, and quality of life, and bring them lower Social Security benefits after retirement.Not only do women earn less than men at all educational levels, the higher the education level, the bigger the gender pay gap. There's a pay gap after controlling for a number of variables-including college major, occupation, hours worked, GPA, age, experience, and marital status.

Sociology

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________________ classifies people according to a shared cultural and linguistic heritage

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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What is meant by empowerment of women?

What will be an ideal response?

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