English Dictionary

comparable worth

名詞

アメリカ英語 不可算名詞

(chiefly US) The principle that there should be no difference in remuneration between jobs held mostly by women and jobs held mostly by men, when the women's work is comparable in skill, effort, working conditions, and responsibility to the men's work.

日本語の意味

（就労価値の均衡原則）性別にかかわらず、同等の技能・努力・労働条件・責任が要求される仕事に対して、同一の報酬を支払うべきである、という原則。

After the audit, the board implemented comparable worth adjustments to ensure that jobs held mostly by women received pay equal to comparable male-dominated positions.

監査の後、取締役会は職務の同等価値に基づく賃金調整を実施し、女性が多く従事する職種の給与が同等の男性が多い職種と同等の支払いを受けるようにしました。

意味（1）

(chiefly US) The principle that there should be no difference in remuneration between jobs held mostly by women and jobs held mostly by men, when the women's work is comparable in skill, effort, working conditions, and responsibility to the men's work.

Comparable worth aims to upgrade the wage scales for jobs that employ large numbers of women.