Advocates of "comparable worth"

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Advocates of "comparable worth" believe that women and men should be paid on the same scale for doing equivalent jobs and different jobs involving equivalent skill, effort, and responsibility. This goes beyond just equal pay for the same job, as it takes into account the systemic devaluation of work traditionally done by women. It is not based on the free-market determination of wages, nor is it necessarily directly linked to getting rid of sexual harassment.

Advocates of "Comparable Worth