Two people doing identical work should definitely get equal pay, and unions do insure that. But if your not doing the same job and you’re not in a union, the individual has to learn to bargain for equal or better pay than their coworker. I worked at a Nuclear power plant and our female engineers learned quickly not to sell themselves short. After talking to their co-engineers and comparing wages, when yearly evaluations came around they definitely bargained their salaries in line with their coworkers.
Two people doing identical work should definitely get equal pay, and unions do insure that. But if your not doing the same job and you’re not in a union, the individual has to learn to bargain for equal or better pay than their coworker. I worked at a Nuclear power plant and our female engineers learned quickly not to sell themselves short. After talking to their co-engineers and comparing wages, when yearly evaluations came around they definitely bargained their salaries in line with their coworkers.