Abstract
Women continue to earn less than men in the United States. This article surveys the debate about why this occurs and synthesizes the policy remedies. Unionizing women, comparable worth, pay secrecy legislation, affirmative action, stronger non-discrimination legislation, and family-friendly policies can improve the gender wage gap. But doing so means that instead of attempting to pass federal legislation, advocates should target states to pass legislation and undertake pro-active remedies that can improve women's pay.JEL Classification: J7, J31, J38
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 278-283 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Review of Radical Political Economics |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2013 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Philosophy
- Economics and Econometrics
Keywords
- comparable worth
- discrimination
- gender
- gender wage gap
- pay secrecy
- wage gap
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