Comparable Worth - Issues to Resolve before Equity Can Become Reality

Pay inequity based on gender arguably persists as the compensation issue with the most impact this half century. Oft-cited evidence is that full-time employed women are paid less than two-thirds the compensation of comparable male colleagues, a statistic which has not changed markedly for 50 years. Although pay differentials based on gender are not unique to the United States, a comparison with Canada and four European countries suggest that the US has a wider pay differential.