Women's Pay: Lagging From the Start

Men have been always known as being the “stronger sex” since the past. However this is proven wrong with as times past by and the world becoming more advance, what men can do, women can also do. Take for example, there are females becoming engineers too.

As the title of the article said, women’s pay had been lagging behind men’s since the very beginning. This is due to discrimination in women that they are not as efficient as men, which is very wrong. Women had proven themselves as they too occupy some of the high-ranking jobs. Other factors includes women having to work shorter hours as they have to take care of their children and the effect of maternity leave on the company.

However, is it really fair that women get lesser pay? Considering the fact that both men and women have the same level of education and are both graduates. I feel that it is really unfair. Since women had proven themselves to be as capable as men, means that they are as efficient. There is really no reason to give them lesser pay.

The article also mentioned the fact that one of the reason women are given lesser pay is that women expect less and negotiate less pay for themselves than to men. Maybe it is not entirely the society’s fault that women’s pay is lesser. However, in the near future, women would then learn negotiation skills right from young. The problem would then be solved.