A Showdown on the Pay Gap

Sydney Mogul-Campbell-2W

"A Showdown on the Pay Gap"-The New York Times
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Central Claim:
Congress has repeatedly declined the Paycheck Fairness Act to be passed despite the support from President Obama and the need for payment equality in the workforce.

Significant Piece of Evidence:
In more than 60% of American families, the woman is the source of income to the family. This crucial statistic shows that women should be making just as much per hour that a man does, especially since in most cases she is the only source of an income. For each dollar a full-time, hard working man makes, the woman in the same position makes only 77 cents, no matter how hard or long she works. This is the case in over 99% of the professions in the workforce.

Opinion:
I think it is ridiculous that as one the most developed and powerful countries in the world, we are still strongly faced with the domestic issue of gender inequality. Not only in payments, but in general are women labeled as inferior to men. Not receiving equal pay, equal health benefits, or equal titles is demoralizing to women. As nearly half of our population and 60% of household income, women should at the least be receiving equal pay as men. For every dollar a hard working man makes, a women makes 3/4. People are always advocating for gender equality, so why should, in a huge aspect of a woman's life, should we be worth 3/4 of what a man is?