Gender Equality: Should Women Get Paid?

Do you believe in men getting a higher pay just because they are male? Do you believe it is right for females to get put down just because they are “ feminine”? A large amount of people believe that equality can be achieved in matters to do with pay. We argue that, it is not “equality” for women to get paid only 79% of what men get paid. Some say women are not able fulfill the physical duties of a man and/or too emotional to have such a dominate job. Is it amiss for a woman this day and age, to have less opportunities than the average male. Women are considered frail and not suitable for a “man’s” job. We believe nature has endowed men with different capacities and so long as they differ in their wants, needs, and capacities in satisfying them, equality in its popular sense is inconceivable.

An issue that we have in today’s society, is the wage gap between men and women. Men have a higher pay just because they are males and/or more masculine. On the other hand, women get a lower pay just because they are females and they are “feminine” and can’t handle a job/man’s job. “Women, on average, earn less than men in virtually every single occupation for

The popular meaning of the term equality is that all men are equal and all should be entitled to identity of treatment and income. The statement is found in the American Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” These people argue that equality in society is achievable because, we all have the right to an education. Children and people have the right to become something in the future, but “‘Do talented children in low-income American families have the same chance to make use of their talent — to get the right education, to pursue the right career path — as those born higher up the ladder? Of course not.’”