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NEWS > BUSINESS > WOMEN STILL STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN UNEQUAL PAY WITH MALE CO-WORKERS
WOMEN STILL STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN UNEQUAL PAY WITH MALE CO-WORKERS
November 20 2011
Chicago, IL – There has been, since before we could even have been called human beings, a major difference in the sexes. Across the planet in nearly every species of life, there is a fundamental schism between the two genders, often benefiting the male of the species. While there are a few creatures on the planet where the female takes a dominant position, those examples are few and far between, and no matter how advanced we have become as a species, we are still burdened by those mechanics.
Things have certainly changed in recent years with women gaining a great deal of traction in gaining equality with men, but in many areas the differences between the genders remains a salient and potent concern. Now a new study from CareerBuilder has shown that despite major advances, women have started to gain even more traction in gaining equal pay with men, though still often falling short of 50 and 100 thousand dollar ceilings.
The survey, which studied more than 1600 female workers from across the country, showed that efforts to advance salaries amongst women in the workplace have largely flat-lined, leaving many employees far behind their male counterparts. However the survey also showed that with increasing awareness of the issue, many workers are growing concerned that salaries may increase, giving many female workers far less opportunity to complain about discrimination.
“The data shows that not only is there a major discrepancy between pay rates, but also a major discrepancy between the perception of those pay rates. That there is a major gap in the way in which male and female workers see the issue,” said one researcher. “Male workers often believe that women receive equal pay, while women 
perceive the exact opposite, which of course plays into the core issues that exist between men and women generally. What we decided to not include in the data is the number of people, particularly women, who are very concerned about the problems that may arise if pay becomes equal.”
The numbers did show that perception often reflected reality, due in large part to many employees being girls.
“There are a number of factors that play into this issue including sexism and decreased ability to kind of rub elbows, but things like taking time off work to raise children and of course making dinner are also major factors in women being left behind economically,” continued the researcher. “One major concern that many women cited was that equalization of pay, to whatever degree, could result in increased levels of sexism and greater issues with things like promotion, and of course complaining about thing like unequal pay. That above all other factors has concerned many female workers, especially married workers who of course have a second and much more formidable revenue stream coming into the house. Younger workers by and large feel differently, but we expect that to change as they get older.”
Other factors include levels of education and complexity of tasks being assigned.
“It is very unlikely that we will see total equalization of pay rates between men and women anytime soon. We still live in a very specifically articulated society where men and women have different tasks and different roles, some of those simply a matter of biology and not social constructs,” said Scrape TV Labour analyst Mika Borman. “Like it or not though, things kind of have to be that way. Ultimately there needs to be someone taking care of the children and making dinner. If men are working hard all day, earning high levels of pay, they expect and need a hot dinner when they come home, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to work as hard and would bring home less money. These are essential roles in society, its how things work and that is unlikely to change anytime soon.”
Many of the women polled also reported spending a great deal of time answering surveys.
William Ashford, Business Correspondent
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