Gender Pay Gap and How it Affects Women

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Article Critique
Article critique is the process of identifying the strength and weaknesses of an article by examining the research tools utilized in the article. In addition, article critique helps assess the degree of interpretation of arguments and the validity of the arguments. Some of the factors that determine the credibility of an article are the use of varying opinions to support ideas. This portrays the degree of consistency in the article. This paper examines an article to identify the unique representation of the argument concerning the gender pay gap and how it affects women. The paper commences by illustrating the ideas presented in the article and ends by providing the elements of a strong article.
The article by Nicki Lisa Cole talks about the gender pay gap and its impact on women. The paper talks about the Paycheck Fairness Act that was voted down in the Senate by Republicans. This bill aims to address the pay gap between men and women who have persevered. This bill would allow punishment imposed on employers who react in contradiction of workers for distributing evidence about pay. The bill also aims to provide workers the right to sue for compensations if they experience favoritisms and make workers accountable for gendered wage variances. However, the bill is opposed by the Republican National Committee since it duplicates the Equal Pay Act, and the national pay gap is based on women working in lower-paying fields and not because of gender. Therefore, the author clarifies the difference between these opinions based on gender.
The article portrays some degree of sadness and encourages the minority group. The use of tone in article writing can evoke the emotions and perspectives of the author. The author has embraced tone to explore her idea on social issues of gender biases. This is illustrated when she defines the gender pay gap. In this section, the author provides data from various research to compare the income between men and women. However, the author is sympathetic with the data concerning women. The author concluded the section by stating that “awful news for women and those who depend on them’ explores a sympathetic tone towards women (Cole 1).
The argument of the author portrays clarity in various forms. In its context, the author provides a consistent flow of ideas. This can be obtained from various credible sources provided by the author. In each section of the article, the author gathers statistical data from multiple research to support her ideas on the issue. For example, she uses a report from the American Association of University Women (AAUW) to help her define the pay gap (Cole 1). Besides, the author also provides links to external sources such as Pew Research ...