A Dialogue on Comparable Worth

1984 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 644
Author(s):  
John E. Tropman ◽  
Michael Evan Gold
Keyword(s):  
Comparable Worth

Comparable Worth and Factor Point Pay Analysis in State Government

1992 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-215
Author(s):  
PETER E. ORAZEM ◽  
J. PETER MATTILA ◽  
SHERRY K. WEIKUM
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Comparable Worth

But who Will Take Care of the Children? Childcare, Women, and Devalued Labor

1986 ◽  
Vol 168 (3) ◽  
pp. 46-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy Modigliani
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Teacher Shortage ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Comparable Worth ◽  
High Demand ◽  
The Family ◽  
Career Options ◽  
Childcare Center ◽  
Alternative Solutions

This paper considers the salaries, status, and working conditions of childcare employees. A survey of all childcare center workers in one community, and interviews with others from around the country, suggest that wages in this field are low and fringe benefits are rare. Workers' frustrations with compensation and lack of opportunity for advancement are balanced by their strong satisfaction gained from working with young children and their parents. But today's high demand for additional providers, together with new career options for women, has produced a teacher shortage that threatens the well-being of young children. Women's pay inequity, the devaluation of young children, and the privatization of the family are explored as social, economic and cultural factors which contribute to the problem. Alternative solutions are considered, including government subsidies for childcare wages and fees; fee increases for high-income parents-, unionization; comparable worth efforts-, and worker-parent-employer-community advocacy.

Comparable Worth: The Character of a Controversy

1985 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Johansen ◽  
Comptroller General ◽  
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Keyword(s):  
Comparable Worth

Comparable Worth: The Problematic Politicization of a Public Personnel Issue

1987 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brent S. Steel ◽  
Nicholas P. Lovrich
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Washington State ◽  
Comparable Worth ◽  
Employee Behavior ◽  
Pay Equity ◽  
Equity Issue ◽  
The Public ◽  
Federal Workforce ◽  
Made In

The issue of comparable worth arose as a result of the discovery of serious gender inequities in the operation of the compensation system of Washington State government. Subsequent developments elsewhere have further added to the salience of the pay equity issue. In the context of this highly charged political context, what attitudes toward pay and compensation do women in the public service tend to hold? On the basis of employee surveys conducted in both the State of Washington and among the U.S. federal workforce, findings are reported that suggest that women are less likely to be dissatisfied with their pay than men. The implications of these findings are discussed, both with respect to the future politicization of the comparable worth issue and the proper assumptions to be made in conceptualizing the motivational basis of public employee behavior.

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