The current gender pay gap has remained one of the consistent areas of inequality between women and men. The above peer review articles are collectively in agreement that men are consistently paid more for labor than women. These articles report various estimates on the extent of gender pay gap, ranging between 15-25% favoring men, advising that when women go into potentially high earning careers, many are paid far less than the male counterpart because of the way they structure their working lives. Because women are more sensitive to their family responsibility, it is guesstimated that women will work at least 63% of the hours put in by male counterparts.
I. Review of LiteratureWhile there has been significant progress made towards bridging the gap in gender pay, there is still much work to be done. Within the peer review articles there is also information alluding to the fact that the gap in gender pay could also be attributed to the educational choices that women make.
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English: Female-to-male earnings ratio, median yea...It is more likely than not that woman will major in fields related to social sciences, while men will choose fields such as engineering, mathematics, and computing. Here again it is stated that women are more driven by emotion, even before the traditional family comes into play; females will choose professions that allow them to be more hands on with the general public than men will. Women in the workplace are more prone to miss out on financial rewards because of choosing a family life; however they are more satisfied with the trade-off.
These articles give credence to the team's belief that men are continuously paid more than their female counterparts to operate in various positions. They reveal different possible reasons as to why the gender gap is still as prevalent as it is in today...