Gender Pay Gap: A Case Study on Victory for Female Workers in Glasgow

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Abstract
This study is aimed at understanding the concept of gender pay gap which is a global
problem. The study progresses in the light of the case study which has shown the
victory for 6,000 female workers in Glasgow. The study finds also the impact of unequal
pay on the women and the local economy. Additionally, the study also identifies the role
of union system in resurrecting the social status of female workers. Moreover, the paper
recommends few solutions as well to mitigate the issue of unfair practice.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction:...............................................................................................................................3
1.1 Background of the study:..................................................................................................4
2. Critical Analysis:........................................................................................................................5
2.1 Gender pay gap:.................................................................................................................5
2.2 Effects of unequal pay:......................................................................................................7
2.3 Role of trade unions in negotiating pay and conditions (including gender pay gap):
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3. Conclusion:..........................................................................................................................10
4. Recommendations:................................................................................................................11
References:..................................................................................................................................15

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1. Introduction:
Gender pay gap is a bitter truth for the women in the United States of America,
the United Kingdom and rest of the countries across the globe. This is a hard truth that
despite working hard for their respective employers, women are paid only a portion of
what men receive in numerous countries across the globe in particular in the United
Kingdom. The gap has been realized as a universal issue and does exist in a vast range
of occupational resources (Mandel and Semyonov 2014). The gender pay gap is
measurable in three different ways such as by hourly & weekly earnings and the annual
income. In all the three cases that have been talked about for calculating the gender
pay differences, researchers focus on median earnings in context to women versus men
(Mandel and Semyonov 2014). Discrimination can occur for various reasons that also
include difference in behaviour with employees based on the differences in their age,
sex, race, skills, and others (Mandel and Semyonov 2014).
This study is also based on the same issue and progresses in the light of the
given case study which is on the court victory that thousands of women had in Glasgow
for equal pay battle. The case study depicts and explores, in brief, a very tragic matter
of labor law which is largely being followed by employers in the countries across the
globe (Webber 2016). In the given case study, few important things like the victory that
the women had received, the matter of concern and the role of trade unions in fighting
for the affected women are being highlighted.