Comparable worth is defined as the idea that female and male employees who perform work deemed to have the same value should receive similar monetary compensation. The overall value of a job can be compared by studying jobs that contain different tasks. What this doctrine ultimately means is that a woman who performs a job that has the same worth as a man performing that job should be paid the same wage as a man. There are situations where two employees of opposite genders performing the same job might not receive the same pay, such as when one of them is in a more senior position.
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