Despite the Pay Equity Act of 1963,the gender gap in pay has NOT been eliminated; this is a result of:

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The persistence of the gender pay gap can be attributed to sex segregation, or the concentration of men and women in different occupations and industries. Women continue to be overrepresented in lower-paying fields such as education and healthcare, while men dominate higher-paying fields such as finance and technology. This perpetuates a pay differential between genders. Neither liberal feminism nor radical feminism directly contribute to the persistence of the gender pay gap, and the Pay Equity Act of 1963 was a step towards addressing the issue. Structural functionalism and racial integration are not relevant to the question.

Despite the Pay Equity Act of 1963,the Gender Gap in Pay