In 2014 the U.S. Senate blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act which would make it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women who perform the same work. The goals of the act were to make wages more transparent, require employers to prove that wage discrepancies are tied to legitimate business qualifications and not gender and prohibiting companies from taking retaliatory action against employees who raise concerns about gender-based wage discrimination. Opponents argue that studies which show pay gaps don’t take into account women who take jobs that are more family-friendl…
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Employers should pay their employees based on skill/ knowledge not gender
@8GL8P5P4yrs4Y
Yes, but a salary or wage should reflect the qualifications, skills and experience of an employee regardless of gender
@9HK9YD6 5mos5MO
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@9FB2C6B7mos7MO
No, but make salaries public so employees can negotiate fairly
@9F9CTKH7mos7MO
Yes but more protection to support parental absences which is the only reason for the perception of the so called gender pay gap. There is no legitimate reason for differing rates of pay if this does occur and is already legislated against through the BORA.
Yes if both have same experience and qualifications.
people should be paid based on experience, education and ability to do the job. but if there is an equal starting point then a man and woman should be paid the same for the same job
Yes, but with weighting for lifestyle decisions and other benefits included.
@9F52S8X8mos8MO
Gender should not be a factor. Other factors such as level of qualification should be deciding whether or not a salary should increase
@9F3RKXP8mos8MO
Yes, but according to how many hours your work
@9F3Q7XJ8mos8MO
Yes if their experience and education is within the same range. Especially if another man would be offered the same pay in a similar range.
No, but government should have resources available to help those who experience it.
Yes so long as the candidates are comparable. If the women is more experienced and competent than their male counterpart, then they should get paid more
All things equal (education, experience, skills) - yes. Plus publish the pay bands and include pay range in the job ads - that should be mandatory.
@9DYXKXD8mos8MO
Yes, if they generate same revenue.
@9DY32YBNew Zealand First8mos8MO
Yes, if their experience and skill level are the same.
@9DY2BJYOpportunities8mos8MO
This legislation has been in place for 50 years. It's the wrong question
@9DY28JK8mos8MO
Yes, as long as there is equal performance for the same job
No, but make pay gap publishing mandatory
There should be clear salary ranges for all positions but they should take into account education, experience and tenure as to where in the salary range they would sit.
@9DS2DVR8mos8MO
depending on the level each work at
@9DRX7MW8mos8MO
No, there are variables to consider but the gap should be published in consideration of these variables to determine the worth of the variables when considering pay.
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No, but their should be potential for both to earn same amount in same position when education, experience and tenure is factored in.
@9DQK9J3 8mos8MO
Pay should be based on the skill level of the employee, not the gender!
@9DLKSKC8mos8MO
No but all organisations should have to publish their gender pay gap
@9DKPCKF8mos8MO
The wage gap is real and needs to be addressed but transparency and policy rather than law or regulation is the best approach
@9DFFZGQ8mos8MO
Judge the fairly and equally based off of qualification
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Yes, if other variables such as education, experience and tenure are the same
@9FJY7Z57mos7MO
Yes but depending on experience and proven skill
@9FJFN8C7mos7MO
Yes ij they have the same capability and capacity
Gender should not come into play when deciding what someone gets paid! It is about ability, education, training, etc
@9FGS9TWOpportunities7mos7MO
It is impossible to say whether 2 people actually have the same job / do the same work, even if they have the same title. Instead by introducing a UBI, we increase the power labour, and issues such as these can actually be resolved
@9FFXZVDNew Conservative7mos7MO
Yes if it’s the same job men and women should be paid the same. Same should be done with race. Wages/salary should be public info
Yes, if a man and a women both have the same qualifications and experience then the pay should be the same
Yes as long as other variables as mentioned above are taken into consideration. there should be no gender pay gap
Yes the base pay should be the same but the variables such as education, experience, and tenure need to be factored in. But gender shouldn’t affect pay decisions
Yes, if they have the same qualifications and contribute to the business in the same way
no, but govt agencies should be required to report pay statistics
No, but equal pay legislation should be simple to enforce, so that employees have easy recourse to justice.
@9DNFBH58mos8MO
Yes, but only if women are not taking time off to have children and therefore have less experience and tenure than men. Women should not be paid as much as men if they expect to work less hours, have reduced duties and require more flexible work conditions if they have children to take care of. Contribution and time served should be equal if salary is expected to be equal regardless of personal circumstances.
@9DNF73R8mos8MO
Yes, if it is actually real, not a twisted statistic.
@9DN839C8mos8MO
They should be paid in accordance to their experience and qualifications irrelevant to their gender
@9DDMZCM8mos8MO
Yes or no depends on what they can do
@9DD4FMP8mos8MO
Yes, if it actually is the same job.
@9DBM6TD8mos8MO
Yes, if they do the same level of work and get the job done just as fast
@9D9MP8H8mos8MO
Yes, employers should pay men and women the same salary for the same job unless variables such as education, experience and tenure come into the mix as that would be fair.
@9D9K9LF8mos8MO
They should make a percentage difference that they need to aim for.
@9FQB8VZ7mos7MO
This should be based in skill and ability to do a job and remuneration set accordingly
@9FPG44R7mos7MO
No should be based on merit and other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary
Yes but in fairness peyment should also be influenced by experience.
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