equal pay

British

noun

the right of a man or woman to receive the same pay as a person of the opposite sex doing the same or similar work for the same or a similar employer

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Offering any more money than they have already could jeopardise a crucial agreement with two other unions on equal pay for thousands of female workers, the council said.

From BBC

Soccer that ended with the women earning equal pay with the men’s team.

From Los Angeles Times

It also sidesteps the substance that gives people real confidence at work: generous health care, equal pay, respect for lawful labor practices, nondiscriminatory hiring and promotions.

From The Wall Street Journal

King's victory over former Wimbledon champion Riggs - a 55-year-old self-proclaimed chauvinist - was a landmark moment in the fight for gender equality and laid the path for equal pay at the top of the game.

From BBC

"It represented so much - equality, freedom, equal pay for equal work. I knew I had to win," King said.

From BBC

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