Question

Which of the following situations most clearly represents labor market discrimination against women?            

• A man earns $50,000 per year, and a woman in a different occupation and the same education and experience earns $40,000.

• A woman earns $100,000 and a man with less experience and more education earns $110,000.

• A man earns $50,000 per year, and a woman in the same occupation with the same education and experience earns $45,000.

• A woman earns $75,000 and a man with less experience earns $70,000

Answer 1

Option No 3 that is A man earns $50,000 per year, and a woman in the same occupation with the same education and experience earns $45,000.

This situation most clearly shows the labor market discrimination against women, because occupation of man and woman is same and both possess equal education and experience but their earnings are different,the only difference between them is their gender. Further, woman is earning less than man which clearly represent the discrimination in labor market.