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

handle is hein.journals/sealr40 and id is 1467 raw text is: 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 1435 * Seattle University School of Law, J.D. 2017.