Living Wages, Equal Wages: Gender and Labour Market Policies in the United States

Figart, Deborah M.; Mutari, Ellen; Power, Marilyn

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“…Building upon earlier scholarship (Acker, , ; Figart et al , ), this article aimed to contribute to the understanding and conceptualization of intertwining gender inequalities in wage‐determination systems. Here, ‘intertwining inequalities’ is used to refer to several kinds of complex structures, processes and practices that are mutually reinforcing in producing and reproducing gender inequality in wage determination.…”

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“…In this article, wages are understood as being based upon cultural understandings of appropriate levels of wage for certain jobs and employee groups. Wages are seen as shaping and reflecting gender, class, race and ethnicity (Figart et al , ). Central concepts in this article are intertwining gender inequalities and gender‐neutral legitimacy .…”

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“…Austen et al , ; Freidenvall and Krook, ; Mackay et al , ). According to these approaches, in order to understand the nature of wages and the gender pay gap it is crucial to understand the historical and institutional contexts that have shaped the wages currently paid in different jobs and industries (Figart et al , ). The main research method used in this article is qualitative content analysis (e.g.…”

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“…Figart et al () conceptualize wages as serving three different functions: wages as a price, wages as a living, and wages as a social practice. Wages serve all three functions simultaneously: they are a price for conducted work; supposed to provide a living for the worker; and are based on societal understandings of the relative worth of the work conducted.…”

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“…Acker, , , ; Figart et al , ) on how wage‐determination systems are gendered, how the intertwining gender inequalities are manifested in the application of these systems, and what the implications for wage outcomes are. In this article, wages are understood as being based on cultural understandings of appropriate levels of wage for certain jobs and employee groups (Figart et al , ). These understandings are deeply rooted in societal value systems.…”

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This article analyses the intertwining inequalities in wage determination and the gender‐neutral legitimacy that pay systems provide by masking these inequalities. Job evaluation and performance‐related pay were originally designed for purposes other than promoting equal pay, namely as managerial tools for determining wage levels. Typically, the main objective of a pay system is not to promote equal pay. Still, as a tool for assessing the value of work, job evaluation is regarded as a central method in promoting equal pay. The use of job evaluation is recommended by the European Commission and the International Labour Organization, and often features in gender‐equality policy and legislation. In contrast with the status of job evaluation, little research exists on performance‐related pay and gender pay equity. The findings show that the wages determined by pay systems reflect gendered cultural valuations of jobs and occupations. Pay systems provide gender‐neutral legitimacy for gender‐based wage disparities.

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The following is an extract from our book Seeing White: An Introduction to White Privilege and Race (Halley et al. 2011). The book presents an exploration of the culture of whiteness that dominates social and economic life in the United States. This extract contains a brief introduction to whiteness as a cultural norm and presents the argument that whiteness itself has become a form of economic capital supporting the reproduction of dominance and intergroup inequality. We specifically look at the influence of normative whiteness on hiring decisions and employment structures.

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Living Wages, Equal Wages: Gender and Labour Market Policies in the United States

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Intertwining Gender Inequalities and Gender‐neutral Legitimacy in Job Evaluation and Performance‐related Pay

Intertwining Gender Inequalities and Gender‐neutral Legitimacy in Job Evaluation and Performance‐related Pay

The Culture of Class and Its Economic Impact

Abordando la desigualdad de género. Empleo en tecnologías de la información y la comunicación y diferencias salariales por género en España

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