There is no question that women have played an integral role in the development of the business world despite instances where some women have been relegated to societal roles outside the business world. Research shows women have made great strides climbing the corporate ladder and achieving high levels of education, yet although women have become a more dominant force in business, an ongoing struggle for equality exists. Similarly, while laws support 'equal pay for equal work,' pay disparities between women and men still prevail. The focus of this research is the ethics of unequal pay by gender and the reasons such inequality exists. Also discussed is how women perceive themselves and their value in the business world, and also how the 'traditional' women who have never worked, then enter the workforce late in their lives, affect these pay disparities.
