Pay Equity (Comparable Worth)
Pay Equity (Comparable Worth) Occupational segregation contributes to a wage gap the disparity between women’s and men’s earnings. It is calculated by dividing omen’s earnings by men’s to yield a percentage, also known as the earnings ratio (Reskin and Padavic, 2002). Overall, women make approximately 80 cents for every dollar earned by men; however, this figure represents men and women …