A pressing issue we discussed in class today was the repeal of Equal Pay Enforcement Act, which was a law passed in July of 2009 that would guarantee women the same pay as men for the same jobs. The law is currently in the process of an attempt to repeal. The original plan for the law was to put an end to workplace discrimination against women who carried the same job title and held the same levels of education as their male counterpart. Any company found guilty of discrimination after the law was passed would have been subject to hefty lawsuits. In the future it poses a problem against women because we lose between $250,000 & 375,000 in the course of our lifetime, that of which is completely unfair because women possess the same skills, and education as men. For the most part women are usually more detail oriented, and more skilled than men in what we do. It seems like women just can't get a break when it comes to trying to be the equal of a male employee. I don't understand the logic behind men making more money than women, if it is going to be based on anything it should be based own effort, and work ethics, not whether you were born male or female. It continues to give males the superiority that they've had from day one and women have worked so hard to be where they are, we deserve more than just a little bit of credit.
-Jae
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