1 Pay Equity Name Institution Affiliated Course Instructor Date 2 Pay Equity Historically, women in workplaces have been earning significantly less while executing similar tasks as their male counterparts in their respective workplaces. The pay disparity is even higher among women from minority communities. Multiple factors contribute to pay inequalities, including the work value determination methods, segregation, stereotypes, and work-life balance. The payment disparities usually may reduce workplace productivity, cooperation, and morale (Breza et al., 2016). Pay equity refers to equal pay according to work value and is a vital element that increases workplace productivity. Pay equity has been a controversial subject in specific fields. For instance, in the sports sector, American female athletes have been demanding equal pay over the years. The American national women’s football team has outperformed their male counterparts perennially yet still receives lower wages. The associations have a moral obligation to ensure equal pay but have to consider the output. The primary reason behind the payment disparities is the output quality and the amount of income the sport generates (Archer & Prange, 2019). Male athletes tend to attract larger audiences than their female counterparts; hence, the sport generates more income among men than among women, causing payment inequalities. Various factors may serve as benchmarks for work quality and output, including the revenue genera ...
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