Question

Why are equal wages act passed

Answer 1

The issue languished until 10 June 1963, when Congress passed the Equal Pay Act ("EPA" or the "Act") as an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act, to "prohibit discrimination on account of sex in the payment of wages by employers.

Answer 2

The equal wages act passed by following steps :

(a) : the unemployment people demand to government to give the equal wages.

(b) : the rich people complete the works by the poor children's and give the less wages then
the men.

(c) : in rural areas people give the less wages then the urban areas so, the people demand the government to provide the equal wages