Mutari, Ellen; Figart, Deborah; Power, Marilyn - In: Feminist Economics 7 (2001) 2, pp. 23-52
We identify three implicit wage theories in U.S. debates over the principle of equal pay for equal work: wages as a living , wages as a price , and wages as a social practice . Arguments for wages as a living emphasize that the purpose of the wage is to provide an adequate level of support for...