So it is working...? Nope!

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"Equal Pay for Equal Work: Everyone's Entitled" by Nolo.com

I started out reading this article and within the first couple sentences I already started getting just a little bit heated. Simply based on conversations I've had and heard, new stories I've read and heard about, and just straight up facts regarding the Equal Pay Act of 1963. The government passed law making it so that NO ONE can be discriminated against in terms of pay based on sex, race, ethnic origins, religion, etc... Why am I even writing a blog describing that women, on average, earn $.77 for every male's $1? There are so many kinks and nooks and crannies that help employers get around claims of unequal pay that the law is virtually pointless and has had little effect on making it so there is actually "equal pay", which is the NAME of the bill for goodness sakes'! I am constantly baffled by how contradicting our society is. Because, even when laws are passed to protect us and be beneficial towards the people (women in this case) it doesn't even work. If, say, there was another bill passed tomorrow that guaranteed equal pay for women EVERYWHERE, there is still no 100% guarantee that comes along with it stating "this written legislature guarantees to effectively ensure that no matter what your sex, if you are doing the same work as another person, the pay will be identical." There are simply too many "if's, and's, & but's" that can sneak their way into our government. Look at what corruption & absolute power in a country can do!