14. Why are Women Paid Less?

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/10/why-are-women-paid-less/263776/

In Jordan Weissman's article, "Why are Women Paid Less?"he discusses about the reasons and problems which causes the differences in the wages between men and women. His article was an interview with a labor economist, Francine Blau, who helped answer the questions about men and women. His first questions were about the difference in the wages and how it has changed during the past few decades. Blau answered that it has been getting better and the gap has gotten smaller, but there is still a difference and that the reason is probably discrimination between the sexes. There has been many studies which shows that even though women work in the same area as men, they don't receive as much attention as their opposite sex. Another reason is the fact that women gives birth and have a 12 month leave which causes the wages to be different. However, Blau justifies that women should receive her wages during this time so that the difference won't be too large. Weissman ends his interview by asking a solution, or a law which could help minimize the differences on how men and women are treated.

Weissman's purpose of writing this article is to reveal to people, both men and women, to see how they are treated differently. Women are looked down by others and usually receive less attention. The author wishes to show this problem to the public and maybe find a solution which makes both sexes equal with no differences. His audience is for men and women who works and are most likely married because they are the people who have this problem of having higher or less wages.