Project Gutenberg 2016-09-02 Public domain in the USA. 76 Smart, William 1853 1915 Women's wages Produced by WebRover, Chris Curnow, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Woman's Wages" by William Smart is a socio-economic study written during the late 19th century. The book addresses the disparity between women's wages and men's wages in various industries, particularly in Britain, where it highlights the systemic undervaluation of women's labor. Smart, a lecturer on political economy, provides a critical examination of the economic factors influencing these wage differences, alongside the socio-cultural contexts that perpetuate them. In "Woman's Wages," Smart systematically deconstructs the reasons behind the wage gap between men and women. He identifies several key factors, including competition among women for low-paying jobs, the traditional assumption that women's wages are supplemental to men's, and the often lower perceived value of goods produced by women. Through a detailed analysis of statistics and real-world examples from various trades, such as textiles and teaching, Smart argues that women are disproportionately affected by low wages due to structural inequalities and a lack of effective organization within their labor force. He emphasizes the need for advocacy and reform to establish equal pay for equal work, positing that societal attitudes have impeded progress towards wage equality, thereby forcing women to accept lower wages that do not reflect their contributions or needs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Wages -- Women Sex discrimination against women Equal pay for equal work HD Text Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Politics Browsing: Sociology Category: History - British Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies Category: Economics 74170 2025-07-10T11:01:29.068666 text/html 51081 2024-10-23T01:04:14 text/html 59579 2025-07-10T11:01:30.813639 application/epub+zip 58061 2025-07-10T11:01:29.425646 application/epub+zip 58061 2025-07-10T11:01:29.261648 application/epub+zip 89885 2025-07-10T11:01:32.008642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 81082 2025-07-10T11:01:30.591686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 81201 2022-09-24T04:05:39.478281 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 65937 2023-09-23T04:19:54.050122 text/plain 46147 2024-10-23T01:04:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17141 2025-07-10T11:01:32.130674 application/rdf+xml 8855 2025-07-10T11:01:29.319671 image/jpeg 1538 2025-07-10T11:01:29.291664 image/jpeg 51171 2025-07-10T11:01:29.077656 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia