Comparable Worth

The Equal Pay Act and many court decisions on pay equity revolve around the requirement that the work being compared be "equal work." But there may still be pay discrepancies between men and women if specific jobs that attract mostly women or mostly men have pay differences, yet have similar requirements for entry and performance. Thus, some have proposed -- and some have tried -- a system which tries to equalize pay based not on job title, but on the activities and entry requirements of the jobs.

• Comparable Worth