comparable worth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The principle that there should be no difference in remuneration between jobs held mostly by women and jobs held mostly by men, when the women's work is comparable in skill, effort, working conditions, and responsibility to the men's work.

Word forms

comparable worth

Synonyms

pay equity

Related words

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