First, read this article about the gender pay gap and how it has evolved over the years. What are two possible solutions to closing the gap cited in the article?
Second, read this article about the debate going on in the halls of Washington. What is the Republican approach to solving this issue? What is the Democrats approach? Which one do you agree with and why? Do you think this is an issue that the government needs to address or do you think the private sector will eventually correct itself? How do both sides use statistics to argue their case?
Third, read this article about a relatively new approach to the problem made by some companies. Summarize the general idea of the article. Do you think this approach will help to solve the problem? Why or why not? Cite the article in your response.
Lastly, read this article about the broader impact of the equal pay issue. How are politicians framing this as an issue that goes beyond mere gender equality? Do you agree with the central idea of this article? Why or why not? Be sure to explain your reasoning, citing the article in your response. Should all people be concerned about this issue? Why or why not? Do you think this issue will make an impact on voting in the 2016 Presidential election? How might it have an impact? Will Democrats or Republicans benefit more from this being a major issue in 2016? Explain your reasoning.
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1) Two possible solutions as cited by the article are that women try to find technology oriented jobs and that instead of women, men take more time off to raise the kids.
2) The Republicans are sending their female members to offer alternatives to the Democrats. This move made the Republicans look like they do care about the pay of women. The Democrats are trying to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, but the Republicans keep shutting the bill down. I actually have to agree with the Democratic approach. I don't see anything but benefit coming from their act and it seems like the next step that needs to be taken to achieve equality in pay. I think this issue should be left to the private sector. The government has done all that it really can, and the private sector will be able to resolve this issue eventually, as American women become more integrated into the work place. The Democrats have used statistics very effectively. They truly showed how the gender gap is decreasing. Although the public doesn't seem to care that the White House has a rate of 88% while the public: 77%.
3) This article just discusses the different a new technique used by many private companies to eliminate the differences in gender pay. This new technique basically eliminates the idea of salary negotiation. Throughout the hiring process, no counter offers will be entertained. Using sites like Glassdoor too, workers can now know the typical salary of the job they're trying to get before they get it. This new process "has helped with recruitment and retention" and "increased profits" of many companies. I think it's simply to early too determine if this technique will be effective or not. There are too many things that could go wrong.
4) Politicians are stating that equality in gender pay should be achieved not only for social reasons, but for economic ones also. They state that woman are around 50% of the workforce and many families depend on women earning the same as men do. I absolutely agree with this statement. It is based off of sound logic and facts - "And they're increasingly the breadwinners for a whole lot of families out there. So when they make less money it means less money for gas, less money for groceries, less money for child care, less money for college tuition." All people should be a little concerned with this issue, as more money to women will eventually lead to their benefit of someone that's close to them's benefit. Yes, I think this will be an issue in the 2016 election, mostly because the most probable Democratic nomination will be a woman- Hillary Clinton. The Democrats will definitely benefit more, as they can claim they're party is actually trying to achieve gender equality, and for support they can point to Hillary Clinton.
1. Two possible solutions that were cited in this article were for women to find more tech jobs due to the ability to work from home, and for more men to start raising the kids.
2. The republican approach to this issue was that they had their female members take the lead in offering alternatives to Democratic proposals. The democrats approach was to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, which failed in a vote that was mostly fell along partisan lines. I agree with the republican approach because it was smart to actually involve the women and put them in charge in a situation that involves them. I believe that the private sector will eventually correct itself because there is really nothing left that the government can do that will actually have an effective impact. The democrats use statistics by stating that women earn just 77% of what men earn while the republican part does not provide any statistical measures.
3. This article discusses how women and men have different salaries for the same jobs. Men get paid more and are also more likely to negotiate for a raise than women. The article also introduces a new way of making gender pay fair by presenting the salary that the employee will make before they start the job and no negotiations will be made. I think that this approach will help solve the problem because, like the article says, women are less likely to negotiate for a pay raise and this technique will be more equal and fair.
4. The politicians are framing this as an issue behind gender equality by stating this as a family issue. I do agree with the central idea because there are many homes where the father and mother need to support a family, so equality in pay for both genders would have a significant affect on homes. Only the homes that are struggling and really need financial support should be worried about this issue because it mainly affects only them. Yes this issue will impact the 2016 election because the families that are in this situation will obviously vote for the candidate that will do the most to support this issue. The democrats will benefit more because they believe in the practice of gender equality, as everyone can see because Hilary Clinton will be running next year for the democratic party.
-2 possible solutions to close the gap is “for men to take more time off to raise kids” and for women to find tech jobs because they “have a narrower gender gap for people in the middle of their careers in part because it's easier for women to work part-time, or from home.”
-Republicans send their female members to “take the lead in offering alternatives to Democratic proposals.” The women offer their ideas and proposals. The Republicans therefore, provided the assurance that they do care about women’s pay. The Democrats want to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act and they note that the gender gap is declining. “When the American Enterprise Institute issued an analysis of White House pay that found that women on the White House staff earned 88 percent of men's earnings… since President Obama has said women generally earn 77 percent of what men do.” I agree with the republicans because they try to involve women and treat them as equals. The private sector will correct itself because there is not much that can be done except employ more women. The democrats use the statistics to show how the gender gap has declined and is at 88% in the white house and at 77% in the public. The republicans however, did not provide any statistics.
-The article argues that women are less assertive than men and therefore, men are “four times more likely to negotiate their pay.” Women are paid between 5-23% less than men whom they work with. The article addresses an alternative to equalize gender pay such as having access to a website, Glassdoor, which publishes salary information. Also, “the company sets salary level based on title, which it publishes online.” In doing so, there would be no “salary negotiation during hiring or promotion.” I think that this would help solve the problem because it is effective and clearly shows the information for everyone to see.
-The issue goes beyond gender equality because the article states, “the issue of equal pay goes beyond women or gender justice” and it is “a family issue and economic issue, because women make up about half of our workforce.” If women make less money, it causes their family to have less such as less going towards a child’s college tuition. I agree with this because in some families, children are only raised by 1 parent and if they do not receive equal pay, the children do not equally benefit, which is unfair for them. In my opinion, everyone should be concerned with this because it has to do with their pay and how they are going to support themselves. This issue will make an impact on voting in the 2016 presidential elections because Hillary Clinton is currently popular on the rise to women in possible presidency and will have a strong say in this issue. Democrats will benefit more if this is a major issue because since Hillary is a democrat, she takes up the position believing in gender equality as do the other democrat supporters. Support will go toward Hillary regarding this issue since she can empathize with them in supporting women and gender equality.
1) Two solutions would be for women to find jobs that would be able to give work from home option, and the other would be for men to take time of and stay home to help raise the kid.
2) The republican Senate is sending their female members to offer counterattacks to the Demcracts. The Democrats are trying to get the Paycheck Fairness Act to pass but can not get enough votes to get it passed. I agree with the Democratic party because their goal is to help the women, to show that they are equal to the men. Private sector will eventually correct itself there is nothing that is in the governments hands at this point. The Demcrats showed the statistic that the wome in the public get 77% of what do where as in the white house they get 88%.
3) This article shows how when a man gets hired for a job he can negociate for a better salary where as a woman cannnot. When she does she earns a negative repuataion. "When women do negotiate, people often have a negative reaction to them,". Some companies are starting to help the women out. The salary is posted on a website and there is “no longer negotiates salary.” You earn what it says and when the promotion comes you earn what it says, not negociations. This is a great approch and I really do agree with it. I feel that with this it will stop the gender inequality and that there will no longer be women getting lower pay or raise then men.
4) The politicians are framing this as an issue that goes beyond mere gender equality issue but also a family issue. "This is not just an issue of fairness, it's a family issue," – President Obama says this to show us that it no longer is a issue of fairness. I do agree with the critical idea of women being paid the same as men because not all women have husbands. They need money to pay for tuitions, for groceries so they can feed their kid, and for other neccessities such as water bill and light bill and rent of house payments. “So when they make less money it means less money for gas, less money for groceries, less money for child care, less money for college tuition." Yes all people should be conerned about this issue. Like president Obama says we all have a mother who worked so hard to raise us and that we have sisters or cousin sisters who we see work so hard and work double or more shifts to pay that tuition and run the family at the same time. If me as a 18 year old has enough sense to care then the older men out there should too. This issue will definelty make a big impact on the voting in the 2016 election because the democrats are trying to big on gender equality and they are running with a female – Hilary Clinton. This shows that the democrats care for equality my nominating a female and I feel they have a upper hand and will benefit far more then the Republicans.
1. "One way to solve this, of course, would be for men to take more time off to raise kids." and also "Tech jobs".
2. "female members take the lead in offering alternatives to Democratic proposals. One of those women, Deb Fischer of Nebraska, offered what she said would be a more effective legislative solution than the Democrats' Paycheck Fairness Act." the democrats want to pass the Paycheck and Fairness Act. I like the Republican approach because they are trying to help out the women more. I feel that it will correct itself, by only hiring women it will create more problems and scrutiny. Democrats use it to show how the gender gap has declined to 88% in the white house and 77% in the public but Republicans don't use any.
3. This article is about the pay of women and the problems they face trying to get more pay. By listing the pay to each position it eliminates negotiation. It helps to fix the problem because there is no need to negotiate if it is already established.
4. They are trying to make this a family issue. I do because I feel like if it is affected by gender than it is causing problems for households. "when women are paid fairly, the whole family will benefit". I feel like this is an important issue and it is affecting society so everyone should be familiar with it. I feel like it will for some people but for most it will not. For people that are familiar with this issue than they might vote democrat because they are more interested in fixing the problem. Democrats would benefit more because they are already talking and this shows they would like to fix the problem more.
1) One way to solve the gap would be for the men to take more time off to raise kids. Another way the pay gap will continue to close is if industries allow for more flexible work schedules.
2) The Republicans approach is to have "their female members take the,sad in offering alternatives to Democratic proposals". In other words, they want more female members to think of ideas to solve the pay gap. The Democrats had a vote on the paycheck Fairness Act. I agree with the Paycheck Fairness Act only because I feels as if nothing is going to change until laws are made pushing for equal pay rather then saying women members need to deal with it. The government needs to address this because even though women have gained more rights in our society, unequal pay has been going on for a long time. Change isn't going to happen until more effort is put into finding a solution. The statistics are used as "one way of describing the gap, and not necessarily the most accurate ". The statistics are used to push the agenda of the gap especially when President Obama said the women are generally earn 77 percent of what men do.
3) This article is about how women earn 5 to 23 percent less than the male counterparts and the main being is because they don't negotiate their pay as much as men. It mentions how Reddit is trying to put a stop to it by no longer negotiating salary. People opposed to this say it can limit the talent it attracts. The article also mentions how women are less aggressive than men and how the audit for reddit show women earned 2 percent more than men. I think this approach will help solve part of the problem because companies will be finding a way to control the gap rather than not doing anything about it. However it opens the doors to other problems such as limiting the talent a company could have.
4) Politicians focus on how this could be a family and household issue. Since income effects multiple families and not just women alone. I agree with the central idea that differences in pay is more than just a gender issue because of how families are affected by two incomes. It can be an economic issue as well if someone isn't being payed fairly. I thing on people should be concerned because the more people that are concerned, the more people can do about the issue. Yes the issue will make an impact on voting in the 2016 Presidential election if more people push for equal pay. If more women want equal pay, they will be more likely to vote for the candidate who voices more concern on the issue. The Democrats will benefit more from this being a major issue since it was a central theme for the Democrats in 2014. If more concern is voiced over the issue, then it could affect voting in the Democrats favor.
1)Two possible solutions to closing ths gap is to either have them men take time off to raise the kids. The other possible solution would be to haveore businesses be more flexible with work schedules like how they are in the medical field.
2) The Republicans approach was to have their woman offer different alternatives for the proposal. The Democratic approach was to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act which also failed to gain votes. I agree with the Republicans approach because those alternatives could become really helpful in trying to get something done to close the gap between male and female workers.
3)This article is mainly about how a Professor who teachs economics has been studying the gap between men and woman salarys "If a men negotiates his salary it works in his benefit, if a woman does the samething there is some negative effects that turn out from this. Yes this approach will help solve the problem because the gap has been a problem for decades and this solution could be the catalyst to closing the gap.
4)The Politicians are focusing on the fact that its not just a family issue but also a political issue. Like it could effect familiea income taxes to we lre they are not getting enough as they should. I 100% agree with this concern because of the fact that the gap is a big issue and it effects many families across the United States. Yes this issue will effect the 2016 presidential election because people are going to.go with the party who is more involve in making the changee. The Democrats will have alot more benefit in this because they have a woman that has a great chance of representing them and the fact that they have the Pay Fairness Act.
1.) Two possible solutions stated in the article about closing the gap in unequal pay for equal work, are hiring more women in technology oriented jobs, and for men to take more time off of work to help raise their children.
2.) The republican's offered their own version of the Paycheck Fairness Act, but was struck down easily. According to the article, Democrats believe this was a shielding effort to prevent the American public from thinking that the Republican party doesn't care about equal pay. The Democrats approach was the Paycheck Fairness Act, which states that differences in pay can not be based on gender. However the bill was struck down by congressional republicans. I agree wholeheartedly with the Democrats because I support equal pay regardless of gender. I think that this issue will eventually be corrected by the private sector, due to the change that has occurred in the last 50 years alone, but the government can make it happen faster. The Republicans used statistics to argue that the White House, under Democratic control doesn't have equal pay, and the Democrats responded that they were ten percent higher than the national average.
3.) This article addresses several ideas about the gap between men and women regarding pay inequality. The first is that women are less likely to be as aggressive when it comes to raises and promotions compared to men, which in turn widens the gap in pay. Some companies such as Reddit, has established a rule that doesn't allow salary negotiations upon hiring. This will shrink the gap in theory, and will hopefully inspire other companies in the private sector. Also companies like Glassdoor publishes employee salary to raise awareness about the gap in pay, and to inform ensure all employees are making what they deserve. I think that this approach will not do as much as an effect as government regulation, because not that many companies will follow suit with Reddit and Glassdoor.
4.) They are stating that it is also an economic and family issue, instead of just being gender based. I agree with the central issue of this argument that women should be payed the same amount as men, for the same amount of work. Obama used the argument that everyone should be behind this because of your mother's and sister's rights. I think that people should be concerned with this issue, because it is extremely important in cases where the woman is the breadwinner in the family. I do not think this issue will make a large impact on voting for the 2016 presidential election, because the majority of the public thinks that there are more pressing issues right now then this. I think that Democrats will benefit a lot more if this does indeed become an issue in 2016 because they seem to be more in favor of equal pay regardless of gender compared to the Republicans.
Two solutions would be men taking more time off to raise kids and for industries to allow for more flexible work schedules.
The Republican approach is to put female members in charge to offer alternatives to the Democrat approach, the Paycheck Fairness Act, which has failed to pass. I agree with the Democrat approach because it may not have worked yet, but it seems like Democrats actually want to address the issue by making an act to make more progress for equal pay, even if it did not pass. I do think equal pay is an issue the government should address because it is only fair to pay workers the same for their commitment to their careers. The Republicans use statistics citing the fact that women in the White House earned only 88% of men. But Democrats say women generally earn 77% of men, so the gap is closing apparently as shown by the 88% earned by women in the white house.
The article elaborates on the differences in salaries between women and their male counterparts. It highlights the fact that men are 4 times more likely to negotiate their salary. It discusses the new concept of no salary negotiations. I think this approach will be somewhat helpful to achieve equal pay, because as the article says “Women are less aggressive on compensation, and that means women stay behind their male peers throughout their careers.” So this new approach along with sites like Glassdoor should help bring equality and fair pay.
Politicians say the issue goes beyond gender equality because it becomes a family issue. I agree with the central idea of the article. A family’s income is often determined by both a man and a woman’s individual income, and as the Obama is cited saying in the article , “when [women] make less money it means less money for gas, less money for groceries, less money for child care, less money for college tuition.” All people should be concerned with this issue, because it eventually affects the economy as a whole and can be harmful if nothing is done about unfair wages. I think it may be a concern heading into the 2016 election, because the economy is always one of the most important issues that candidates must address. And citizens are concerned with it too, so they should vote for the candidate they think is best for the job all around, especially the economic side. If this is a major issue in the 2016 election, I think it gives an advantage to democrats because the democratic party is the one often associated with equality for minority groups, including women.
1.) First, families could choose more often for men to take time off to raise children, rather than women taking on that responsibility the majority of the time. Secondly, industries could allow for more flexible work schedules.
2.) Republicans rebut democrats’ ideas on closing the gap by having their female party members bring up alternative proposals to the democratic proposals. The democrats stand strong in their stance that more needs to be done to close the gap by stating that women make 77% of what men make on average. Both parties agree that this is not the end of the debate on what to do about the gap. I think this is an issue the government has to address because I feel that it would never get resolved if put in the hands of the private sector. I agree more with the democrats, because I think it is a pressing issue and republicans don’t seem to think it is.
3.) Although this idea to fixing the gap looks good on paper, I don’t believe it could actually be accomplished. Putting this issue into the hands of the private sector, in my opinion, is risky because that would mean that businesses would have to comply with this new, nontraditional policy; as stated, “Reddit's policy is unusual. Most companies still embrace traditional salary negotiation.” Thus, I don’t believe the private sector will catch on. In addition, there is no way of knowing if this policy will actually work because, as stated by the article, “…salaries for most government workers are already set in a similar way.”, and it is well-known that the gap is not closed for government workers.
4.) Politicians are framing this as an argument that goes beyond mere gender equality by bringing up the fact that many households rely on two incomes, one from the man and one from the woman. With women making less money, as the article explains, it means less money for gas, groceries, and college tuition. I agree with the central idea of the article because I think the income gap between men and women is inherently unequal and must be fixed. I also believe that while this is a gender inequality issue, it is also a huge economic issue. I say this because I know many families that do rely on the income of the woman of the family, especially in cases where the woman is a medical professional. I think everyone should be concerned about this issue because it does not only affect women; it affects everyone, mainly families that rely on two paychecks. Besides, even if it did only affect women, it’s still a pressing issue because women make up about 50% of the workforce. As Obama said, everyone has a mother, wife, sister, or a combination of the three. I think it will make an impact on voting in 2016, especially because Hillary Clinton may be our first female president. More and more voters are becoming aware of the income gap, and the majority of people in the polls, according to the article, agree that something should be done to fix it.
1. Two ways for the gap to begin to close is by allowing for more flexible work hours, and for men to take more time off to raise kids.
2. The republicans took the stance of allowing some of the females that in the party to help write up legislation that was better than what the democrats had. The democrats took the stance of making a “paycheck fairness act”. In my opinion I think that the republican’s stance was better because getting paid the same isn’t the only problem. I think that eventually the private sector will sort it out and that the government doesn’t need to get involved.
3. No I don’t think that this approach will work because then companies aren’t fixing the problem they are just reinforcing the fuel need to continue the debate. ‘ “The standard now is that people don't really know what each other earns, that some people negotiate and some people don't, and so there's tremendous inequities in salary," Babcock says.’ And because of this the people have an even stronger case to pick at the wage gap for a lot longer.
4. Politicians are stating that equality in gender pay should be achieved not only for social reasons, but for economic ones also. They state that women are around 50% of the workforce and many families depend on women earning the same as men do. And I agree with that because it helps improve our economy and move towards a better future. All people should be a little concerned with the issue because it’s not just affecting them but also the entire economy because of the larger money supply to the consumers will mean larger prices of goods. I believe that this is definitely be a major issue being answered in the 2016 election and will be the definitive reason for a person to be elected.
1) the two solutions that this article mentioned is to have men take off time to raise their kids (easier said than done and/or industries allowing for more flexible work schedules.
2) They offered a counter to the Democrats legislation but the article really did not offer any specifics. All they really did is have their "female member take the lead in offering alternative to Democratic proposals." The Democrats held a vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act, which is basically saying you need to give the same pay regardless of sex or there will be penalties. But this failed because of partisan lines, for the third time. I agree with the Democrats side because I feel that they are attempting more to get rid of these gender gaps and get women the equal pay that they deserve. Personally I feel that the private sector will correct itself. We have not had any government intervention up to this point and as we can see, the gap has narrowed. Only Democrats used statistics to argue their case. They stated that women on the White House staff earned 88 percent of men's earnings and President Obama has said women generally earn 77 percent of what men do.
3) This article basically pinpoints on the issue of negotiating pay for jobs and how women are unaware or if they are aware and try it, it backfires against them. "Depending on the government statistics used, women today are paid between 5 percent and 23 percent less than their male counterparts." This article also suggest a solution to the problem, that the pay is to be said upfront and there will be no negotiation. I think this will solve majority of the problem because since women are usually not willing to try and negotiate anyway, it will stop men from being able to negotiate and get a higher pay.
4) Instead of this just being a gender equality issue, it is becoming a family issue. I agree with the central idea of this article because not one statement in this article is false. Especially with President Obama statement that "....when they make less money it means less money for gas, less money for groceries, less money for child care, less money for college tuition." Women are looked at to pay for the majority of their children's needs and how can they do that with less pay? All people should be concerned with this issue because it does in fact impact everybody. Especially the men who claim they "want what's best for women too." I think this will have an impact on the 2016 Presidential election because it is starting to becoming such a huge topic and voters will be sure to consider go candidates handle this topic. I personally believe Democrats will benefit more from this because to me they have the best solutions and women's rights in their mind.
1) One way would be men taking off more time to raise their kids and another way is to find jobs that deal with technology.
2) The Republican approach to solving this issue was to have their female members take the lead. The Democratic approach is to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act but so far that isn't working out to well.I agree with the democratic approach because they are trying to include everyone into their plan instead of just thinking the change of sexes would help. The government needs to do more work to see what people are still struggling.Obama proved 77% of women can do exactly what men can so why is there still discrimination?
3) This article talks about how companies are trying to not discriminate with pay so much. They want to get rid of the "women today are paid between 5 percent and 23 percent less than their male counterparts." Loyalty also helps businesses make more money. This might work if they are really determined to make a difference.
4) They are making this go beyond gender equality by saying families need to feel equal too. I do agree with this central idea because families need to try to make the best out for their kids instead of worrying about the stereotypes people make of who should or should not be working.People should be concerned because we should all be equal even in the work force because gender doesn't define how hard you work. I don't think it will have that big of an impact in the election because their are bigger things to worry about like education and healthcare.
1. Possible ways to shrink this gender gap is by encouraging more men to stay at home to care for children instead of just the female being the primary child care taker. Ways to do this is by allowing longer paid time off after a child is born or easier ways to get insurance for a family under a mother who is single. A second way is to allow for more flexible work hours. This can be done through group assignments where if one person needs a few extra hours a week, the team can pick up any slack they might leave.
2. Republicans send their female Senate members to offer alternatives to Democratic ideas and are trying to show that they do care about more equality in pay. Democrats, however, are actively trying to make a change in pay and gender inequality by passing the Paycheck Fairness Act. I agree that something must be done because it is the 21st Century and we may even have a female President, so why can’t a woman earn the same amount of reward as a man if she is doing the same thing? I think the Democrats are moving fairly slow, but at least they are attempting to make progress. It is the government’s responsibility to help correct this issue; if that is by endorsing or supported the hiring of female workers if they are just as qualified, or whatever, something must be done. Statistics show that even over 60 years after woman began to wear pants on a normal basis, they are not treated equally.
3. Woman earn less than men and always have. While men try to climb the ladder and negotiate a higher salary, women tend to fall below their starting salary or not rise at all. If women could see the difference between a man who does the same job, has the same credentials, and experience, then maybe they would negotiate, but that trend does not seem to rise. By forcing companies to publish what they pay their employees, there will be less sneakiness and the likelihood that a woman will not get the same pay will drop. “HR consultant Amy Hirsh Robinson says greater transparency is forcing companies to change.”
4. Nearly a quarter of two income families have their main source of income from the woman of the household so when a woman is paid less, then the entire family suffers compared to a family led by a man. I agree that since women are paid less, it would make sense that it harms their family in the long run because they are not able to provide as much as a man could. An equal pay advocate said, “They absolutely understand that when women are paid fairly, the whole family will benefit.” All people should be concerned because everyone has a woman in their life and women make up nearly half of the workforce. President Obama said, “If you've got a daughter, you got a sister, you got a mom — I know you got a mom — this is something you should care about." I believe that since Hilary Clinton is a major front runner for President, it would not hurt her to push for equal pay. She herself probably received less than someone just as qualified one in her life. Many women, my mother included, suffer from receiving much, much less than their male counterparts and this damages family incomes and add pressure to how a woman can run their household.
1. According to the article, the gender gap could lessen if men took time off to raise the kids and if women geared toward tech jobs so that they can work from home.
2. The Republicans approach to solving the gender gap issue was to propose alternatives to the democrats by allowing females to take the lead. Republicans believe that women will get hired blindly because employers won't want to face lawsuits. The Democrats want to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, which just enforces equal pay for men and women. I agree with the democrats because i believe that there should be no gender discrimination when it comes to wages. I think the power of the gender gap lays in the hand of the private sector because the government will have trouble passing new laws due to the contention between the parties. Both sides use statistics to exploit the opposing parties weaknesses. Both show the unappealing percentages for women in the workforce.
3. The article explains that negotiating skills play a large role in the cause of the gender gap. "women today are paid between 5 percent and 23 percent less than their male counterparts" and this can be attributed to the fat that "When women do negotiate, people often have a negative reaction to them." Women are usually not as aggressive and thus they are not as assertive. Some companies, such as Reddit, disband the use of negotiating. Others, such as a Glassdoor, publish the salary information to make the gender gap apparent. I don't think this approach will fix any problems because not many companies nor people would be ok with publishing their income to change raise awareness for the gender gap if they are already being negatively affected by it. Also, there is a low probability that other companies will follow Reddit and Glasdoor's approach.
4. This article deems the equal pay issue a "family issue." This is also an "economic issue, because women make up about half of our workforce" and are the "breadwinners for a whole lot of families out there." I agree that an increase pay in women's salary would equate to a better living style; however, i believe that the there are many other variables that affect the importance of women's salary. Since divorce rates are going up, there are more single mom's and thus, they account for "the quarter of married women who earn more than their husbands, compared to about 6 percent in 1960." Also since more women are entering the workforce, there is a larger percentage of women earning an income for their families. Traditions and gender roles are changing and I believe that with the right education and intelligence, women can earn just as much as men. Men are more probably willing to take on higher level jobs than women. People should be concerned about this issue, especially if it affects the lifestyle of their family. Because more women are increasingly joining the workforce, i think it wil have an impact on the 2016 election. Democrats will be affected in a more positive way because women tend to vote where they see the benefits - the democrats are offering them more of a benefit.
1. Two methods of closing the pay gap indicated by the article are first increasing the number of men that take off to raise their families, second would be to allow more flexible work schedules.
2. The republicans approach to the problem was to let the woman that are representatives talk for this issue as to not seem insensitive. The democrats method was to use the statistic that best helps support their point the best. I don't really agree with either side because I do not feel as though they are worried about the actual issue of the pay gap but are more worried about getting female votes , and I do feel as though the government should have some type of regulation on this because if left to the companies they probably wouldn't try and fix the problem
3. The general idea of the article was to discus the different effects that pay negotiation can have on the pay gap between woman and men. yes in theory I think it could help solve the problem by eliminating the effect of bad negotiation skills in terms of ones pay because it does say in the article woman are less aggressive when it comes to negotiation so this would stop this bias in the pay.
4. Politicians are framing this to seem like a more family oriented situation instead of being inequality for woman.Yes I do agree with the concepts of the article by paying woman less you are definitely hurting families standard of living to a great extent . This could be impactful in the next election because the candidate that decides to play more towards family support would gain a big advantage, and I would say the republicans benefit more because the gap issue is happening during the time of a democratic president
1. Two methods of closing the pay gap indicated by the article are first increasing the number of men that take off to raise their families, second would be to allow more flexible work schedules.
2. The republicans approach to the problem was to let the woman that are representatives talk for this issue as to not seem insensitive. The democrats method was to use the statistic that best helps support their point the best. I don't really agree with either side because I do not feel as though they are worried about the actual issue of the pay gap but are more worried about getting female votes , and I do feel as though the government should have some type of regulation on this because if left to the companies they probably wouldn't try and fix the problem
3. The general idea of the article was to discus the different effects that pay negotiation can have on the pay gap between woman and men. yes in theory I think it could help solve the problem by eliminating the effect of bad negotiation skills in terms of ones pay because it does say in the article woman are less aggressive when it comes to negotiation so this would stop this bias in the pay.
4. Politicians are framing this to seem like a more family oriented situation instead of being inequality for woman.Yes I do agree with the concepts of the article by paying woman less you are definitely hurting families standard of living to a great extent . This could be impactful in the next election because the candidate that decides to play more towards family support would gain a big advantage, and I would say the republicans benefit more because the gap issue is happening during the time of a democratic president
1) Two possible solutions of closing the gap cited in the article is to either the men to take off time to spend time with their kids or to allow women to find jobs that are affiliated with technology since they are able to work part time or at home.
2) The republican approach to solving the issue is by allowing their female members to take lead in offering alternatives to democratic proposals. The democratic approach is by trying to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, however, the Republicans keeps shutting it down. I'm going to have to agree with the democrats because I think that the can have a bigger impact than what the republicans are attempting to do. I think the government needs to address this issue because although women are thought to be equal to men, the fact that they are not getting the same amount of money as a man that has worked the same job, received the same amount of hours, and still the average woman is unable to get equal pay. The democrats has used the statistics by demonstrating that the gender gap is decreasing since the white house has a rate of 88% and the public has a 77% rate of what men do.
3) The general idea of this article is that women are claimed to not be as assertive as men are, thus it has a negative effect and eliminates the idea of salary negotiation. I honestly think this approach will not help solve this problem because either way women will be looked down in society since women seem to still be inferior to men. "Most companies still embrace traditional salary negotiation." meaning that women can negotiate, but they won't get anything.
4) Politicians are framing this issue as a family issue because there is a higher percentage of women in the workforce who also have children. If they receive less than they will also buy groceries and feed their children. I agree and some what disagree with the idea of the article because yes, women do get paid less so it does have an impact on their family such as food , especially if it involves children. But I also somewhat disagree because it can also depend on the woman's profession, for example a woman who has a medical degree compared to that of a local sales associate. I honestly think that this issue is a big topic that needs people to be concerned because in the article, it states that with women having less money, it will be hard to feed and provide for her children. As being part of the reader, I feel sympathetic to those children who will be fed less because of the gender gap. I think this issue will have a voting impact in the 2016 presidential election because equality is a pressing topic as of today. With the gay marriage inequality and the racial equality that has been going on in the past, its not unusual that this topic has shed some light. ALSO, the media is also beginning to stress this topic out. I think the democrats will benefit from this being a major issue in 2016 because democrats are trying to achieve gender equality, especially with the bill they are trying to pass, but the Republicans keeps on shutting this bill down.
1) two possible solutions are for men to take time off to raise the kids & for women to find tech jobs.
2) Republicans are sending their female manners to take the lead in offering alternatives to democratic proposals. They are giving female members the opportunity to come up with solutions for the pay gap. The democrats were trying to pass the paycheck fairness Act, but did not receive enough votes. I agree with the republican approach, because it is involving the women in the decision making. The democrats used statistics to show the gender gap is decreasing.
3) This article discussed how men and women in the same work field are not payed equally. This article also discusses ideas to create a fair pay between all employees by informing them in head of time, how much they will be making, and understand that it is non negotiable. I'm not too sure how effective this plan would be.
4) politicians are showing that this is an economic and family issue, not only a gender issue. I agree with the central issue if this argument, women and men should have equal pay for the same work. All people should be concerned with this issue, especially those in homes struggling financially. This issue will affect the 2016 election, because support will be gained for the candidate supporting this issue. Democrats will benefit more, because they advocate equality for all minorities.
1. The article states that one possible solution to closing the gender pay gap would be if men took time off work to raise kids. And another possible solution is that if industries allowed more flexible work schedules.
2. The Republicans had one of their female Senators offer alternatives to the Democratic proposals. The Democrats presented the Paycheck Fairness Act, to guarantee that men and women make the same amount. I agree with the Paycheck Fairness Act, because men and women should make the same amount for doing the same job. I think the private sector will eventually correct itself. Like the article stated, both sides use the most dramatic data to argue their cases.
3. In the past, more companies had policies where employees would negotiate their salaries. Since many women are less assertive than men, they would make less money. Now some companies no longer negotiate salaries with new employees. “The company sets salary level based on title, which it publishes online. So effectively, there is no salary negotiation during hiring or promotion.” I think that by setting the salary level based on title, it will solve the problem, because it will not matter if the person doing the job is male or female since the salary is already set for the job title.
4. The Democrats are stating that in addition to the equal pay issue for women, the pay also affects the family. The numbers from 2012 state that both parents work in 60 percent of homes with children. Men and women should make the same amount for doing the same job. "We've seen men more engaged than ever around this issue — they absolutely understand that when women are paid fairly, the whole family will benefit". Everyone should be concerned about the equal pay issue because it affects the quality of life of everyone, whether we will be able to buy homes and cars, provide for the family and be able to support a family. I think the equal pay will have an impact on the 2016 Presidential election, but I’m not sure how big of an impact. If more people are concerned about the issue, the Democrats will probably benefit more in 2016. The Democrats seem to present a better case for the equal pay issue and they discuss it more.
One possible solution to closing the gender pay gap is for men to take more time off in order to raise their kids, which actually several countries in Europe currently do. This paternity leave would parallel the maternity leave that is common in the U.S. Another possible solution would be to make work schedules more flexible.
The Republicans are letting their female representatives present their proposals and counterattacks against Democratic proposals. The Democrats are attempting to involve more single women so that they can get their votes. I honestly don't completely agree with either approach because they are both forcibly trying to involve women. They should both continue working towards Equal Pay but in the most natural way possible instead of blatantly trying to make a point by using women in power to their advantage in this way. I believe this is an issue that the private sector will eventually correct itself on, but one cannot deny that the government involvement will hinder it. Rather, I believe the involvement the government has had thus far will aid the cause and the rest of the work will occur naturally in the private sector. The Republicans do not really use statistics to argue their case, whereas the Democrats point out that "women generally earn 77% of what men do." The Democrats' statistic is somewhat exaggerated in how it is presented in order to make its point.
This article basically states that in order to eliminate the gender pay gap, some companies are optioning to totally abandon the entire negotiation process. This is because studies have shown that "men are four times more likely to negotiate their pay." I do not believe this will help to solve the problem because it will just give employers more power over their employees' salaries, and take away power from employees in demanding better salaries when they feel they deserve it. In fact, the article even states that "Reddit's policy is unusual." I agree, and believe that women should just be pushed to negotiate their salaries so that they can use their own skills to push for equal pay.
Politicians are framing this as an issue that goes beyond mere gender equality by claiming that "it's... a family issue and economic issue." I do not agree, because at the heart of it all, it truly is just an issue in gender equality. Historically, women have been underpaid and it is just because of societal norms. These norms take time to change, but with time the gap will improve simply how other views held by society have changed in the past (such as racial discrimination, which made enormous strides over the course of a few decades). Yes, I believe all people should be concerned about this issue, because it does impact everyone in some way, no matter how small. Yes, I believe this impact will have a minor impact on voting in the election. More women will likely turn out to vote. The Democrats will benefit more because President Obama already made it a central issue in the 2014 midterm election campaign, so it has already received widespread media attention on their part which can only benefit them.
1. Two possible solutions that were mentioned in this article is for women to try to get more technical jobs because they can start working from home and for men to start staying home and trying to take care of children.
2. The republican approach is to oppose the democrats by sending their females to negotioate on the democrats failed attempt to get a bill passed to equal pay between men and women. I agree with both approaches because democrats want something in writing but republicans took the extra step to include women in the decision making process. The government has had its tries at fixing the issue of the pay gap, which means that this can only be fixed by waiting for the private sector to correct itself. Republicans do not use statistics to show how much women make to men while democrats clearly state that women make about 77% of a mans salary.
3. This article discusses how men and women had to negotiate for wages and how companies still continue to use this tactic. Men are more assertive and aggressive so making higher wages was easier because they can negotiate. Women are apparently not as assertive and are less likely to negotiate, so the premade wage line made by companies can fix the pay gap between men and women.
4. People are saying that the pay gap is becoming an issue for the economy, which I do not believe. The economy has always had this gap but eliminating it might help the economy because that is more money going back into the cycle. Women have never had the upper hand when working because men are always seen as the bread winners. Social norms like gender discrimination take time to get better but are never completely resolved. This will affect everyone so everyone should get involved because more than half our population is women. This will also affect the upcoming presidential election because there will be more women trying to vote democrat for their female campaigner.
1.) Two possible solutions, technological jobs and men take time off their job to raise their kids.
2 and 3) What the Republicans did about this issue was that they sent their female members to go to the Democratic party and offer alternatives. This shows that the Republicans care about women and their roll in their job. The Democrats tried to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act; however, it did not pass because of the Republican party kept shutting it down. In my opinion the Democrats approach and the wanting of passing this bill seems to be the right approach and the best action that will lead us to equal pay gender wise. The private sector should handle this situation because they will be able to solve this issue of women and men having inequality income. Because women are assumed to be less aggressive income and pay negotiations are usually off the table in many companies. Very few companies actually try to have equality in gender payment. Those that do strive for equality post information on what they earn online to ensure that they're being paid what they deserve such as Glassnote. This may work but, I feel like this would just stir up problems amongst male and female workers.
4.) They state that equality in gender pay will achieve success in areas such social and the economy. I agree that females figures are just as important as male figures in making money for the family. An example would be my family. My mother works seven days a week from 8am to 9pm. She works just as hard as my dad does in order to provide for the family. So I strongly hope that women should have equal pay as men. I think this issue needs more attention because women can be the main provider of the family instead of the father. I feel like this issue won't help with the 2016 election, but, I do think that if the 2016 president does have a strong and positive impact on this issue it could be a new legacy for the president to have. And an honorable one too in my opinion. This issue seems to be more of a Democratic concern, since the Democrats are trying harder to achieve equal pay in gender equality, compared to the Republicans.
1) Two solutions would be providing women jobs that deal with technology and men spending more time with kids.
2) Republicans took action by sending females to attack the Democrats. The democrats are trying to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act. Females offer their own ideas, republicans taking care of women’s pay as Democrats see gender gap declining. I agree with the republicans because their goal is helping women, trying to get rid of gender role, making women as important as men. Democrats showed gender gap decline from 88% to 77%.
3) This article talks about the studies of men vs. women salary gender gap inequality. Men are most likely to be in office comfortably as women are expressed as aggressive. I think that this will put an end to the gender discriminations eventually because women aren’t going to stop unless they get what they want from what I’ve experienced. The pay should be paid upfront and but women are going to try to put an end to negotiations.
4) I think its not just about gender inequality, family is involved as well. I agree with this idea of family getting involved because women are kind of the head of the family. I think that increased in women salary would improve family life style. I think that this will help democrats in the election of 2016, especially Hillary Clinton running for the Democratic Party. Having a women in office can easily represent the issues in gender role.
1) Two possible solutions to to closing the gap cited in the article are for men to spend genuine time with their kids and for industries to have flexible schedules.
2) The republican and democratic approach: "Senate Republicans had their female members take the lead in offering alternatives to Democratic proposals. One of those women, Deb Fischer of Nebraska, offered what she said would be a more effective legislative solution than the Democrats' Paycheck Fairness Act. " I agree with the Democrats because they're for equality between men and women and it just seems to be more beneficiary. This is something that the private sector will eventually correct itself in. The public has a rate of 77% while the White House 88%.
3) The general idea of the article is that women and men have different income levels even though they have the same jobs. From the website Glassdoor, it displays all salary related content. The technique presents how much they are going to be paid beforehand so there will be no negotiations about pay later on. I believe that this is a good technique because it seems to be reasonably fair.
4) Politicians are framing this as an issue that goes beyond mere gender equality by making this issue more of an family/economic based. "This is not just an issue of fairness, it's a family issue," said President Obama at a White House event marking Equal Pay Day, the point in 2014 to which the average woman needed to work in order to match the 2013 wages of the average male worker. "It's also a family issue and economic issue, because women make up about half of our workforce,' Obama said. " I agree with the central idea of this article because women, just like men, are in need of taking care of themselves and family. It's almost impossible to raise an entire family if they're by themselves and have little to-no pay "(And they're increasingly the breadwinners for a whole lot of families out there. So when they make less money it means less money for gas, less money for groceries, less money for child care, less money for college tuition)". As stated before, less money=harder life. All people should be concerned with this issue because women deserve just as much as men do. I believe that this will impact the 2016 election because the people are more likely to vote for the candidate that supports this cause. Democrats will be more benefited because they're the ones who's trying to have equality between men and women, which Hillary Clinton will be the most probable candidate.
1) Two solutions cited in the article are women finding jobs in the technology field to allow them to be more flexible and do things like work part-time or at home. Another is allowing men to be the stay-at-home parent instead.
2) Republicans approach this issue by having females confront the Democrats with alternatives. This allows for more opportunity among females to participate and have them play a significant part. I agree with various parts of both sides but I'll have to side with the Republican approach due it's initiative to actually involve women instead of simply having government intervene. This issue will correct itself in the private sector for there is very little the government can actually do to intervene effectively. In terms of statistics, the Democrats provided a statistic that may not necessarily be the most accurate, but it's something and is better to have this support vs. the Republicans providing no figures to work with.
3) This article covers salary figures among men and women and how these figures are achieved. They make an interesting point about women being less assertive than men therefore not negotiating a higher salary as men would typically do (according to this article.) Eliminating salary negotiation in the hiring process will allow for an elimination of the gap due to the fixed pay. I believe this is very effective because it approaches salary gap at its source and by fixing the source, which is the negotiation and men's assertiveness as stated in the article, this allows for equal pay for both genders.
4) Politicians frame this issue as a "family issue." With women making up around half of the work force and being the other part of the two-part income in families, it's important to realize that with unequal and less pay for women in the family means less support for the family they are trying to raise. I completely agree with this statement because it doesn't take a genius to understand the common sense in this idea. This article points out that women are increasingly becoming the "breadwinners" of the family and that some wives are making more than their husbands and it's important to see this progress when approaching this issue. This issue will impact the 2016 election because of the idea of voting for the candidate that will do the most for me. With Hillary Clinton being the likely Dem. nominee, she will likely focus on women's issues like this one in order to gain support and votes from women.
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