Essay: Globalization's Impact on the Gender-Based Wage Gap

This essay analyzes the gender-based wage gap, a persistent issue in modern society. It explores the changing dynamics of the wage gap due to globalization, shifts in societal perspectives, and institutional factors. The essay discusses the influence of gender discrimination, particularly in the corporate sector, where marital status is increasingly considered. It references studies showing wage disparities between married men and women and examines the labor sector, where employer perspectives on employee benefits play a role. Sociological views reveal that societal institutionalization contributes to the acceptance of the wage gap by women. The essay concludes that while the gap may be decreasing in some sectors, it remains a reality, influenced by both gender differences and the consideration of marital status, especially in the labor sector.

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Gender-based Wage Gap
Introduction
The prevalent wage gap in the society and it is based on the gender difference has
been no doubt observed to be decreasing, but the change in the gap cannot be allocated or
associated with changing perspective of society. The paper aims to trace the changing
dynamic and the structure in the wage gap due to globalization and to change the construct of
the gender pay gap. The sector division and the surface on which these difference in the gap
is based can be seen as the factor of institutionalization present in society and how education
is involved in it.
Discussion
The wage gap is seen to be influenced by one of the oldest forms of factor, which
influences the society that is gender discrimination based on the weakness of the other.
However, studies nowadays show the very small percent of the gap in the wage when it
comes to educated sectors, but almost all the researches show that this small gap is distinctly
visible among single men and women which relates to the issue of the corporate sector
addressing relationship as a liability which can affect employee’s working form. Polachek, in
his article, establishes it through the use of ‘The life cycle human capital framework’ where
the research shows the stark difference in the difference of actual working rate among
married men and women (Polachek). It can be concluded that corporate sectors view the
wage gap as employee retaining policy.
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The same wage gap is noticed in the labor sector of the US by Logan and Jon, but the
gap here is the result of the perspective of the employers about the ‘benefits; which the
women get apart from their wages. The labor industries validate their low wages on the
compensation packages demanded by the laborers, and the preferences in female-majority
firms are seen to be generally higher than male majority firms (Lee and Jon). It shows the
result why the constant difference in the wage in the female and male-dominated sectors. The
study also shows that in the male majority firms, the wage tends to increase at a regular and
steady rate while in female-majority, it very low.
A sociological view of the presence of the wage gap shows a surprising aspect. The
institutionalization of the society, including males and females both, has resulted in the
acceptance in the female population that the wage gap is valid. They are more likely to
compare themselves with other women who are underpaid than them rather than comparing it
with their male counterparts as they subconsciously accept their contribution to the workforce
less than them (Jewell et al.).
Conclusion
The gender-based wage gap is still a reality in society, even in the face of
globalization. However, the issue is seen to be on the downwards slope in the upper sectors,
with the variable of difference being shifting from gender discrimination to the consideration
of marital status. The issue is still based on the adherence of gender differences in the labor
sector, with women validating the wage gap. In conclusion, the wage gap based on gender is
still an issue in the twenty-first century, civilized and globalized world.
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References
Jewell, Sarah Louise, Giovanni Razzu, and Carl Singleton. "Who works for whom and the
UK gender pay gap." British Journal of Industrial Relations (2018).
Lee, Logan M., and Jon C. Thompson. "Gender Wage Differentials: A Preference Based
Approach." (2016).
Polachek, Solomon W. "Equal pay legislation and the gender wage gap." IZA World of
Labor (2019).
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