As wage labor became progressively more formal during the Industrial Revolution, women were often paid less than their male counterparts for the same work, only because they were women. Not to mention that the jobs they held required fewer skills than the jobs held by their male counterparts. The morality of equal pay for equal work developed at the same time, as part of the first wave of feminism, as the first efforts of labor activism in the 19th century. There were a series of strikes by unionized women in the United Kingdom in the 1830s. However, it was not until 1963 that the United States federal government passed the Equal Pay Act, which made it illegal to pay rates different pay to men and women for equal work in jobs requiring equal skills, effort and responsibilities and which are carried out under similar working conditions. A year after this legislation was passed, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII, making it illegal to discriminate based on a person's race, religion, color or sex. Title VII combats sex discrimination that extends not only to wages but also to compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment. Accordingly, with the Equal Pay Act and Title VII, an employer cannot deny women equal pay for equal work; deny women transfers, promotions or salary increases; influence job evaluations to relegate women’s pay; or deliberately separate men and women in jobs based on their gender. However, some researchers have suggested the idea that some female employees consider it fair to receive a lower salary than their male counterparts due to the studies carried out. Despite this, the gender pay gap is linked to roles and norms associated with gender in society, based on research opinions. Equal pay f...... middle of paper ......en. This is the only group of workers in which women appear to have an advantage. Furthermore, with the exception of Slovenia, men are paid more than women. As a fellow citizen, I believe that studies are correct and that women are victims of discrimination. I believe that women have always been subject to societal stereotypes. I believe that as a minority we are fully capable of acting as a man, maybe not really in the field of work, but we should be supported by the simple law by which all human beings are created equal. I believe that opinions expressed solely based on stereotypes about women and men are discriminatory and adhere to segregation. I believe that all men and women are created equal and that everyone deserves equal pay for equal work, promotions and opportunities to excel, even in the same positions as men..