Since the jobs women have historically taken pay low wages and salaries, proponents of ______programs attempt not to place women into higher paying jobs, but to increase the salaries of those jobs where women currently are employed.

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The correct term is "Comparable Worth," which refers to the idea of equal pay for work of equal value, aiming to address wage disparities between jobs traditionally held by women and those held by men, even if the jobs are different. This approach seeks to ensure that jobs predominantly occupied by women are paid fairly in comparison to those predominantly occupied by men, based on the value of the work performed.

Since the Jobs Women Have Historically Taken Pay Low Wages