ABSTRACT
Comparable worth, or pay equity, is a concept used in equal pay strategies, mostly in the US and Canada, where the comparable worth movement emerged at the end of the 1970s. The core postulate behind comparable worth or pay equity is that jobs performed by women offer lower wages than jobs of comparable value that are performed by men. Comparable worth or pay equity thus refers to a type of discrimination that occurs when the sex composition of jobs has a net effect on their wages. This sort of discrimination can only occur where jobs are substantially segregated by sex, a condition which is generally the case.
