Unjustifiable wage differential between men and women.

Steps 1) Read the background information provided here. In recent years there have been numerous advocacy groups who have argued that there is an unjustifiable wage differential between men and women. According to many sources, women make on average only 79% of wages earned by men. In that context, consider the following situation. An employer conducted a job evaluation in an office setting. Included in the evaluation were the jobs of administrative assistant and building mechanic (a maintenance worker title). The following is a breakdown of each job title by the sex of the incumbents. Administrative Assistant Building Mechanic Women 24 1 Men 3 14 With respect to compensable factors, each of these positions achieved identical scores. The company in the end created the following starting wages: Administrative Assistant $14.75/hour Building Mechanic $16.95/hour 2) Write an essay of between 500 and 750 words answering the following question. Does this decision represent an example of sex discrimination? If so, why? If not, why not? Explain fully. 3) Upload your essay in this assignment. When writing your submission you must relate your response to relevant concepts related to the lesson’s readings. You are free to supplement the lesson’s readings with sources from the web; however, you are not permitted to use Wikipedia as a source. You will be graded to the degree you do so in a logical, coherent, substantive manner. You must use appropriate APA guidelines when documenting those references. Chapter 11. DeCenzo, et. al., Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 11th Edition. 2013. (Course Reading) Chapter 4. Weil, David, The Fissured Workplace. 2014. (Course Reading 2)