In 1963, u.s. women made 58 cents for every dollar earned by men. the legislation passed this same year as an attempt to remediate a lack of gender equity in salary was called:
The legislation is called: Equal Pay Act Equal Pay Act was aimed to eliminate wage discrimination that based on gender. The only form of measurement for giving different wages that allowed by this legislation is difference through: - Seniority - Merit system - Quantities of the workload - And personal stakes in the company.
The Equal Pay Act of 1963. This act, signed into law by President John F. Kennedy, served as an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act as a means to the elimination of the wage gaps existing between men and women in the workplace.
