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Comparable worth, as a standard applied to eliminate inequities in pay, insists that the values of certain tasks performed in dissimilar jobs can be compared. In the last decade, this approach has become a critical social policy issue, as large numbers of private-sector firms and industries as well as federal, state, and local governmental entities have adopted comparable worth policies or begun to consider doing so.
This widespread institutional awareness of comparable worth indicates increased public awareness that pay inequities--that is, situations in which pay is not "fair" because it does not reflect the true value of a job--exist in the labor market. However, the question still remains: have the gains already made in pay equity under comparable worth principles been of a precedent-setting nature or are they mostly transitory, a function of concessions made by employers to mislead female employees into believing that they have made long-term pay equity gains?
Comparable worth pay adjustments are indeed precedent-setting. Because of the principles driving them, other mandates that can be applied to reduce or eliminate unjustified pay gaps between male and female workers have not remedied perceived pay inequities satisfactorily for the litigants in cases in which men and women hold different jobs. But whenever comparable worth principles are applied to pay schedules, perceived unjustified pay differences are eliminated. In this sense, then, comparable worth is more comprehensive than other mandates, such as the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Neither compares tasks in dissimilar jobs (that is, jobs across occupational categories) in an effort to determine whether or not what is necessary to perform these tasks--know-how, problem-solving, and accountability--can be quantified in terms of its dollar value to the employer. Comparable worth, on the other hand, takes as its premise that certain tasks in dissimilar jobs may require a similar amount of training, effort, and skill; may carry similar responsibility; may be carried on in an environment having a similar impact upon the worker; and may have a similar dollar value to the employer.
23. Which of the following most accurately states the central purpose of the passage?
(A) To criticize the implementation of a new procedure (B) To assess the significance of a change in policy (C) To illustrate how a new standard alters procedures (D) To explain how a new policy is applied in specific cases (E) To summarize the changes made to date as a result of social policy
26. Which of the following best describes an application of the principles of comparable worth as they are described in the passage?
(A) The current pay, rates of increase, and rates of promotion for female mechanics are compared with those of male mechanics. (B) The training, skills, and job experience of computer programmers in one division of a corporation are compared to those of programmers making more money in another division. (C) The number of women holding top executive positions in a corporation is compared to the number of women available for promotion to those positions, and both tallies are matched to the tallies for men in the same corporation. (D) The skills, training, and job responsibilities of the clerks in the township tax assessor's office are compared to those of the much better-paid township engineers. (E) The working conditions of female workers in a hazardous-materials environment are reviewed and their pay schedules compared to those of all workers in similar environments across the nation.
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Originally posted by sondenso on 13 May 2008, 21:03.
Last edited by sondenso on 17 May 2008, 19:09, edited 1 time in total.
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23. Which of the following most accurately states the central purpose of the passage?
(A) To criticize the implementation of a new procedure - Extreme - Eliminate (B) To assess the significance of a change in policy - There is a policy but it was created not eliminated - Eliminate (C) To illustrate how a new standard alters procedures - The word standard is mentioned in the first line. It alters the procedure of Govt and private org's. But still tricky. CORRECT (D) To explain how a new policy is applied in specific cases - No specific case - Eliminate (E) To summarize the changes made to date as a result of social policy - No 'to dates' - Eliminate
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26. Which of the following best describes an application of the principles of comparable worth as they are described in the passage?
(A) The current pay, rates of increase, and rates of promotion for female mechanics are compared with those of male mechanics. (B) The training, skills, and job experience of computer programmers in one division of a corporation are compared to those of programmers making more money in another division. (C) The number of women holding top executive positions in a corporation is compared to the number of women available for promotion to those positions, and both tallies are matched to the tallies for men in the same corporation. (D) The skills, training, and job responsibilities of the clerks in the township tax assessor's office are compared to those of the much better-paid township engineers. (E) The working conditions of female workers in a hazardous-materials environment are reviewed and their pay schedules compared to those of all workers in similar environments across the nation.
This one is good. Comparable worth means the jobs compared must be dissimilar. (Not between men and woman). Hence eliminate A, B C and E. Answer is D
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sondenso wrote:
Comparable worth, as a standard applied to eliminate inequities in pay, insists that the values of certain tasks performed in dissimilar jobs can be compared. In the last decade, this approach has become a critical social policy issue, as large numbers of private-sector firms and industries as well as federal, state, and local governmental entities have adopted comparable worth policies or begun to consider doing so.
This widespread institutional awareness of comparable worth indicates increased public awareness that pay inequities--that is, situations in which pay is not "fair" because it does not reflect the true value of a job--exist in the labor market. However, the question still remains: have the gains already made in pay equity under comparable worth principles been of a precedent-setting nature or are they mostly transitory, a function of concessions made by employers to mislead female employees into believing that they have made long-term pay equity gains?
Comparable worth pay adjustments are indeed precedent-setting. Because of the principles driving them, other mandates that can be applied to reduce or eliminate unjustified pay gaps between male and female workers have not remedied perceived pay inequities satisfactorily for the litigants in cases in which men and women hold different jobs. But whenever comparable worth principles are applied to pay schedules, perceived unjustified pay differences are eliminated. In this sense, then, comparable worth is more comprehensive than other mandates, such as the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Neither compares tasks in dissimilar jobs (that is, jobs across occupational categories) in an effort to determine whether or not what is necessary to perform these tasks--know-how, problem-solving, and accountability--can be quantified in terms of its dollar value to the employer. Comparable worth, on the other hand, takes as its premise that certain tasks in dissimilar jobs may require a similar amount of training, effort, and skill; may carry similar responsibility; may be carried on in an environment having a similar impact upon the worker; and may have a similar dollar value to the employer.
23. Which of the following most accurately states the central purpose of the passage?
(A) To criticize the implementation of a new procedure (B) To assess the significance of a change in policy (C) To illustrate how a new standard alters procedures (D) To explain how a new policy is applied in specific cases (E) To summarize the changes made to date as a result of social policy
26. Which of the following best describes an application of the principles of comparable worth as they are described in the passage?
(A) The current pay, rates of increase, and rates of promotion for female mechanics are compared with those of male mechanics. (B) The training, skills, and job experience of computer programmers in one division of a corporation are compared to those of programmers making more money in another division. (C) The number of women holding top executive positions in a corporation is compared to the number of women available for promotion to those positions, and both tallies are matched to the tallies for men in the same corporation. (D) The skills, training, and job responsibilities of the clerks in the township tax assessor's office are compared to those of the much better-paid township engineers. (E) The working conditions of female workers in a hazardous-materials environment are reviewed and their pay schedules compared to those of all workers in similar environments across the nation.
23 - C 26 - I was between A and D, but I choose D.
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I got the first one (23 - B) right but fumbled on the other question (26). If I can speak for all, this qualifies for an awful passage on a discouragingly boring topic for any human being on planet earth.
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wizardofwashington wrote:
I got the first one (23 - B) right but fumbled on the other question (26). If I can speak for all, this qualifies for an awful passage on a discouragingly boring topic for any human being on planet earth.
Wiza..., your name too long. But Gmat likes that awful! We have no choice other than have to live with it!
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sondenso wrote:
wizardofwashington wrote:
I got the first one (23 - B) right but fumbled on the other question (26). If I can speak for all, this qualifies for an awful passage on a discouragingly boring topic for any human being on planet earth.
Wiza..., your name too long. But Gmat likes that awful! We have no choice other than have to live with it!
Alright.. You already got me a nice name "Wiza" If that is too long, call me Wiz.. That would do. Anyway, the only good thing about dealing with all this awful content is the good company I have all around. Folks like yourself and countless others keep me motivated to push forward inspite of the boredom that often sets in with these awful questions. So, thank you and the rest of the community for all the motivation and enthusiastic support.
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