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Why are women paid less than men?
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Why are women paid less than men? It's been twenty years since the equal pay legislation and the gap between women's and men's wage is as big as it ever was. On average female post-graduates start their working lives at a 15% lower wage than men. It is also estimated that this gap will grow to approximately 45% when women are in their mid-40's. In this piece of coursework I will attempt to discover if there is a difference in wage rates in the UK between men and women in the jobs, which require the same skills. I will need to decide if the wage difference if due to discrimination or due to other economic factors such as education and lifestyles etc. I am going to look at the wage pattern at a local school and see if there are any differences in the wage rates, and if these results fit the...
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