As the world advances, women continue to fight for their rights against gender discrimination across all nations. Although some nations are slower in realizing equal treatment for women within society, unless otherwise, all women, whether white or black, want to live in a world where gender equality is given higher priority. If we go by the truth on the ground, women rarely receive the pay they deserve across the world. Even if the world pretends to be doing well regarding this issue, statistics aren't promising; this economic problem, which takes the time and effort of many women's rights activists to keep it in check, is worse in underdeveloped countries compared to third and fourth world countries. This research paper seeks to understand the reasons behind unequal pay between women and men, the policies governing this gender issue, the places where it is most prevalent, the reality on the ground, what is being done about it, and proposes plausible solutions to this issue. Based on an anonymous writer, for a woman to make earnings equal to what a man makes each year, she has to work over 14 months. Statistics show that women earn only 85 percent of what their male colleagues earn for the same job rank. However, it is important to note that this disparity often goes unnoticed by most women who are the victims; it comes as a shock to victimized women when they realize they earn less than men, even though the work they do is relatively the same or sometimes more than what their male counterparts do. Giving women unfair pay has turned out to be a significant economic setback, especially in third world countries where the ramifications and repercussions of pay inequality are at a shocking level. Not everyone can afford to sit back and watch as this unfair treatment continues; many organizations are trying to fight for women's rights and establish a world where women receive their fair share in employment and other monetary issues.
One of the most common causes of disparity in the amount of earnings that women and men get for the work they do is culture. In first and second world countries, the culture has slowly been phased out by technology and education. In these regions, for women who have good jobs, and some have even ventured into businesses that were once exclusively male domains. This population has been exposed to factors that have seen them advance from one stage to another, with their thoughts about women improving as education takes its toll on them and technology becomes increasingly sophisticated. Moreover, in these countries, women are able to express their views openly without being disregarded by leaders, men, and other groups who continue to hinder women's progress. In first world countries, women are well protected by the constitution, and some are even involved in drafting the laws that govern their countries; nowadays, many judges, lawyers, and prosecutors are women.