Equal pay for women is an issue involving pay inequality between men and women. It is often introduced into domestic politics in many first world countries as an economic problem that needs governmental intervention via regulation.
Many consider the amount of pay disparity between men and women to be an indicator of the strength of an economy. Generally, in third world countries due to cultural and/or religious reasons the pay disparity is much higher.
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Legislation passed in by the Federal Government of the United States in 1963 making it illegal to pay men and women different wage rates if they do equal work on jobs that require equal skill, effort, and responsibility that are performed under similar working conditions.
Equalpay for women is an issue involving payinequality between men and women.
Legislation passed in the Federal Government of the United States in 1963 made it illegal to pay men and women different wage rates for equal work on jobs that require equal skill, effort, and responsibility and are performed under similar working conditions.
The EqualPayAct of 1970 was established by the British Parliament to prevent discrimination as regards to terms and conditions of employment between men and women.
It provides that where workers perform equal work in jobs requiring "equal skill, effort, and responsibility and performed under similar working conditions" they should be provided equalpay (Employment 1).
The purpose of the EqualPayAct of 1963 and other legislation was to insure equalpay for women when doing the same job as men.
Pay equity is the term more often used to describe the remedy for wage discrimination against women - or equal work of equal value.
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