10 Solutions, Equal Pay

1) Self Audits -Self-analysis of employee's salaries to see if there is a discrepancy.

 2) Strengthen laws to enforce equal pay -The equal pay act of 1963 is a law, however many businesses and do not follow it. We should enforce this law to prevent unequal pay.

 3) Create laws stating that women are equal to men, the constitution does not out right say men and women are equal. If we state this in the Constitution then employers are OBLIGATED to pay women equally. After all, the Constitution is the supreme law of the land.

 4) More effective protests (?) -No one listens to protests, people should come up with more effective ways to get their message out.

 5) Exposure and Attention to unequal pay -Expose people to the amount of money women are paid less, maybe more women and men will assist in the fight against the gender pay gap.

 6) Avoiding occupational segregation -Equal preference for women when it comes to obtaining a job/position to avoid occupational segregation.

 7) Change the media's and society's view on women. (?) -Women are stereotyped as the being inferior due to being the mothers of the house. In the past they should not be in the working place. So if we change this maybe women would have a more fair chance.

 8) A more standard defined pay structure. -Instead of paying everyone based on how they want, there should be an approved standard on how men and women are paid.

 9) Prioritize Equal Pay -Make this a bigger deal, it's important to women they work just as hard and deserve it equal compensation.

 10) Ban the gagging rule -The gagging rule is used to prevent people of talking about how much they make in order for any discrepancies to show. If we ban this rule then maybe women can speak out more.