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In 1970, in Schultz vs Wheaton Glass Co., a U.S Court of Appeals rules that jobs held by men and women needs to be “substantially equal” but not “identical” to fall under the protection of the Equal Pay Act. An employer cannot for example change the job titles of women workers in order to pay them less than men.

How did the contributions of this law affect the lives of women today? Have the contributions of this law taken women’s rights to the highest level, or is there more work to be done? If so, what else needs to be done?

How has this person or law affected you personally or professionally? Compare your personal and professional life to the person who advocated for change during that time. What advantages do you experience that they may not have?

Has society progressed tremendously due to the efforts of this person or the law passed? Or, has the area of women’s lives in which the law is supposed to protect taken a step backward? If so, in what way precisely?

Provide examples to support all of your answers and cite references in APA format.