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40 Seattle U. L. Rev. 1435 (2016-2017)
Gender Wage Inequality: Is More Legislation the Answer

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                  Gender  Wage   Inequality:
              Is More  Legislation the Answer?


                   Nicole Michele Barnhart*


                          CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION                     .............................................. 1436
I. WHAT IS THE GENDER PAY GAP? ....    ......................... 1437
II. OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS ..........    ..........1438
  A. Equal Pay Act of 1963  .............................  1438
  B. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964  ............ ..... 1439
  C. Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.. ...................... 1439
  D. California Fair Pay Act....................      ....... 1440
III. LEGAL EFFECTS OF THE CALIFORNIA FAIR PAY ACT...................1442
  A. Adding Substantially Similar Work........................ 1442
  B. Eliminating Same Establishment.............................. 1443
  C. Bona Fide Factors Other Than Sex .............   ....... 1444
  D. Prohibiting Retaliation..................   ............1445
IV. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE GENDER  PAY GAP...................1445
  A. Inflexible Hours  ........................  ............ 1445
  B. Occupational/Industrial Differences, Lack of Work
  Experience, and Unexplained Drivers........................... 1446
  C. Psychological Traits, Socio-Cultural Norms, and
  Discrimination      .................................... 1447
V. RECOMMENDATIONS        ....................................... 1448
  A. Promotional Opportunities  ......................... 1448
  B. Performance Evaluations .............................. 1449
  C. Flexibility     ..............................   ....... 1449
CONCLUSION        .................................................... 1450


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* Seattle University School of Law, J.D. 2017.

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