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I'm willing to fight for Social Security, Medicare, student loans, U.S. jobs, equal pay, progressive taxation and full employment.
Alan Grayson

Meaning of "equal pay" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EQUAL PAY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EQUAL PAY

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Equal pay is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EQUAL PAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Equal pay for equal work

Equal pay for equal work is the concept of labor rights that individuals doing the same work should receive the same remuneration. It is most commonly used in the context of sexual discrimination, in relation to the gender pay gap. Equal pay relates to the full range of payments and benefits, including basic pay, non-salary payments, bonuses and allowances.

Definition of equal pay in the English dictionary

The definition of equal pay in the dictionary is the right of a man or woman to receive the same pay as a person of the opposite sex doing the same or similar work for the same or a similar employer.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EQUAL PAY

equal
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
equal opportunities
Equal Opportunities Commission
equal opportunities employer
equal opportunity
equal opportunity employer
Equal Rights Amendment
equal sign
equal time
equal-area
equal-opportunity
equali
equalisation
equalise
equaliser
equalitarian
equalitarianism
equalities
equality

WORDS THAT END LIKE EQUAL PAY

back pay
executive pay
full pay
half pay
hazard pay
hell to pay
holiday pay
maternity pay
overtime pay
performance-related pay
retired pay
retirement pay
severance pay
sick pay
statutory maternity pay
statutory sick pay
strike pay
take-home pay
the devil to pay
vacation pay

Synonyms and antonyms of equal pay in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «equal pay» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EQUAL PAY

Find out the translation of equal pay to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of equal pay from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «equal pay» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

同工同酬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

igual remuneración
570 millions of speakers

English

equal pay
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समान वेतन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأجر المتساوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

равная оплата
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

igualdade de salários
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমান বেতন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´égalité des salaires
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gaji yang sama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lohngleichheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

同一賃金
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동일 임금
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bayaran sing padha
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trả lương như nhau
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சம ஊதியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समान वेतन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eşit ödeme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parità di retribuzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

równe wynagrodzenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рівна оплата
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

egalității de remunerare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ίση αμοιβή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gelyke betaling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lika lön
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

likelønn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of equal pay

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUAL PAY»

The term «equal pay» is regularly used and occupies the 69.065 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUAL PAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «equal pay» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «equal pay» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about equal pay

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10 QUOTES WITH «EQUAL PAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word equal pay.
1
Susan B. Anthony
I do not demand equal pay for any women save those who do equal work in value. Scorn to be coddled by your employers; make them understand that you are in their service as workers, not as women.
2
Stephanie Cutter
It's one thing to work women into your talking points. It's another to tell them how you are going to educate their kids, how you are going to ensure they get health care, how we are going to rebuild infrastructure, how they are going to get equal pay.
3
Rosa DeLauro
President Kennedy understood the importance of equal pay for equal work and signed historic legislation that gave women around the country hope that one day their wages would be on par with that of their male counterparts.
4
Jane Fonda
Some people are surprised that the Republicans are waging a war on women, or that they voted against equal pay for women. I'm not surprised at all. In some ways, it may be a good thing. They're defending the patriarchy, which is a wounded beast! And wounded beasts are always dangerous.
5
Linda Grant
It became obvious to me that the generation who changed the world were my parents' generation, and not only in terms of the Second World War, but if you look at all the social legislation of the '60s - abortion, homosexual law reform, equal pay - it wasn't done by my generation; it was done by people who were adults.
6
Alan Grayson
I'm willing to fight for Social Security, Medicare, student loans, U.S. jobs, equal pay, progressive taxation and full employment.
7
Mike Honda
Equal pay isn't just a women's issue; when women get equal pay, their family incomes rise and the whole family benefits.
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Mike Honda
My own mother always taught me that fairness was a family value - I think equal pay is about fairness for everyone.
9
Gillian Jacobs
In sixth grade, we all had to write this opinion paper. Most wrote about things like why we should be able to chew gum in class - I wrote about why women should receive equal pay.
10
Brian Kilmeade
Let the politicians debate equal pay and pursue the folly of a war on women in America.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EQUAL PAY»

Discover the use of equal pay in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to equal pay and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Grace and Grit: My Fight for Equal Pay and Fairness at ...
The courageous story of the woman at the center of the historic discrimination case that inspired the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act--her fight for equal rights in the workplace, and how her determination became a victory for the ...
Lilly Ledbetter, Lanier Scott Isom, 2012
2
Job Evaluation: A Guide to Achieving Equal Pay
Far from being resolved by the enactment of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, "equal pay for equal work" continues to be a key issue in the United States.
Michael Armstrong, 2005
3
Women and Equal Pay: The Effects of Legislation on Female ...
This book examines the change in the relative pay, employment and impact of legislation on women.
Antoni Zabalza, Zafiris Tzannatos, 1985
4
Women, Work, and Wages:: Equal Pay for Jobs of Equal Value
In order to determine whether methods of job analysis and classification currently used are biased by traditional sex stereotypes or other factors, a committee assessed formal systems of job evaluation and other methods currently employed ...
Committee on Occupational Classification and Analysis, National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, 1981
5
Kath Williams: The Unions and the Fight for Equal Pay
Kath Williams will take her place as one of Australia's most important women. This book is clearly written and includes documentation and photographs from the period.
Zelda D'Aprano, 2001
6
Equal Pay: A 35-Year Perspective
In June 1998, we commemorate the anniversaries of two very important events for working women — the 78th anniversary of the founding of the Women's Bureau and the 35th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act. In honor of these two occasions, ...
‎1998
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Equal Pay Guide
Equal pay reviews The next stage The company feels that there is little more analysis that can be done at an aggregate level and has started to look at equal pay by division. One of the more difficult decisions that needed to be made when  ...
David Shonfield, 2001
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Unequal Pay for Women and Men: Evidence from the British ...
Table 1.2 Equal pay and equal employment opportunity (EEO) policies in Scandinavian, continental European, and Anglo-Saxon countries Sources: Blau and Kahn 1994; EC Employment Observatory 1994; Gunderson and Robb 1991; OECD ...
Heather Joshi, Pierella Paci, 2001
9
Ethics and International Relations
Equal pay for equal work in the Third World* HUGH LEHMAN University of Guelph, Ontario I Transnational corporations have found it profitable to establish manufacturing operations in Third World nations in part because labour costs are  ...
Anthony Ellis, 1986
10
Living Wages, Equal Wages: Gender and Labor Market Policies ...
During the interwar period, the movement for equal pay legislation stagnated. As discussed in Chapter 7, industry was implementing job evaluation and the concept of paying the rate for the job was gaining credence. There was strong ...
Deborah M. Figart, Ellen Mutari, Marilyn Power, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EQUAL PAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term equal pay is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sainsbury's faces equal pay battle with female shop floor workers
New rules which came in late last year also give tribunals the power to require employers that lose an equal pay claim to complete an equal ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Women's Soccer Doesn't Deserve Equal Pay
If we're going to have equal pay, then we need to have equal play. Here's a suggestion: let's put an end to sports segregation. What's more ... «The Federalist, Jul 15»
3
Women Get Equal Pay, But Not Equal Billing, At Wimbledon
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark returns a ball to Camila Giorgi of Italy during this year's Wimbledon. They played on one of the two main courts ... «FiveThirtyEight, Jul 15»
4
Wake up FIFA: This sport is your model for equal pay
The credit for equal pay in tennis belongs to a long line of champions past and present—Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Serena and Venus ... «Fortune, Jul 15»
5
Hope Solo Advocates For Equal Pay For Female Athletes On Twitter
Once the elation of Sunday's World Cup victory for Team USA started to whittle down, one glaring problem began to make headlines: the team ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
Is US women's soccer getting shortchanged?
... cheering fans at today's victory rally in Los Angeles. Star goalie Hope Solo took a picture of one fan's sign calling for equal pay for the women ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
7
Team USA World Cup Victory Highlights Equal Pay Issue
Team USA World Cup Victory Highlights Equal Pay Issue. More. ABC News' Jesse Palmer reports the latest news emerging from the famed ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
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A new analysis shows women have failed to crack the glass ceiling …
The idea of equal pay for equal work has been protected in Australian law for over 40 years. Women now make up nearly half the workforce ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
9
Equal Pay and Paid Sick Leave Are America's Most Pressing …
American television series 'Sex and the City' actress Sarah Jessica Parker recently joined the list of other female celebrities who say they are ... «Maine News Online, Jul 15»
10
Equal pay? Reasons why women can't wait
It's been more than 50 years since President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, but the gender wage gap is stubbornly still with us. «Tire Business, Jul 15»

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