Law Society and Controversy: Equal Pay Discrimination

LAW SOCIETY AND
CONTROVERSY

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
BACKGROUND.............................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Law Society and Controversy is an appropriate area of study which essentially highlights
the importance of legislation and its abidance by the groups, communities and societies
effectively. As for controversies, these arise when individuals or societies does not conform or
operate as per the legal requirements (Vago, 2015).
Hence, in context of the report below, it is based on Women as a social group within the
society, and who are currently facing the discrimination in context of Equal Pay. Therefore, the
report below would be covering a background to this issue, along with essentially discovering
relevant legislations and case laws in context of the same so that a proper and effective analysis
could be made up of the same effectively.
BACKGROUND
Women have been mostly subjected to discriminations since the very beginning of human
era. Whether it is within employment or other social or cultural role, there are various nations,
communities and individuals who are yet to be open minded about this social group.
As for discrimination, Equal Pay is being considered as one key issue which women have
been facing within the country. This is being faced in regards with the Gender Pay Gap. This
refers to the difference between the earnings that are earned by females and males. Within the
UK, this issue has a long history For instance, Prior to the 1970s, it was considered quite normal
for this social group to receive lower payment than men in similar jobs within the private sector.
Moreover, despite various reforms, strikes and labour movements to end this discrimination,
there is still an evident existence of the same within the United Kingdom.
As per the Office of National Statistics (ONS), the average pay which women earned in
2016 within the UK was around 90.6% of the pay which males earned (Gender pay gap and the
struggle for equal pay, 2020). There have been various reasons that are explained in context of
analysing the issue. For instance, the very first cause of this discrimination is associated with the
fact that women’s skills and competencies are highly undervalued. This is because of few
reasons, such as the patriarchal mindset which has been prevalent in the society, as well as
setting up gender stereotypes for certain job roles, which restrict a prominent and effective
payment being provided to women. Furthermore, other reasons that are accounted for towards
analysing the issue of equal pay is that not even the positions are stereotyped, but so are the jobs.
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