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Meaning of comparable worth | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

US, uncountable

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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