Below you will find example sentences with "equal pay". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Equal Pay in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: equal
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 24
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26 words

Words in this phrase

equal pay

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • equal can mean: The same in one or more respects. Frequent word
  • pay can mean: To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

an equal pay psa brought 1× and demanded equal pay for her 1× behind on equal pay equal representation 1× calls for equal pay for work 1× case for equal pay and equal 1× due to equal pay discrimination 1× equal pay for equal 1× fight for equal pay for all 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an equal pay 1× bista was aggressively 1× britain s ranking 1× despite all our 1× echoing freymond s 1× equal pay for 1×

Common sentence endings:

for equal work 4× all women workers 1× and equal pay 1× are at work 1× as carrie says 1× employee s nationality 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

work 12× women 5× workers 4× value 4× law 3× opportunity 3× employee 2× get 2× keep 2× union 2× countries 2× laws 2×

Related phrases

pay tribute pay attention equal rights equal weight pay rise pay dispute

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around equal:

equal rights 13× equal weight 12×

Just before it in the phrase index:

eps estimates eps estimate eps equities episode titled epic games epic battle

Just after it in the phrase index:

equal rights equal weight equality act equally important equally likely equipment manufacturers

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

equal rights equal weight

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "equal pay" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 26 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as an equal pay psa brought, and demanded equal pay for her, work, women and workers stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with pay tribute, pay attention, equal rights, equal rights and equal weight, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with equal pay

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

That means equal treatment and equal pay. (7 words)

Men and women received equal pay for equal work and performance. (11 words)

Equal pay for equal work - it's the law - as Carrie says. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

However, the new law could strengthen the case for equal pay and equal opportunity down the road, and that’s what this years-long battle has required: grit, determination, and a concerted effort to get what you deserve no matter your gender. (42 words)

In a society where women certainly are neither given equal opportunity nor provided with equal pay, this definitely is not a feasible bargain that you spend most of your money to keep your child safe while you are at work. (40 words)

Echoing Freymond’s comments, Bay explained the minimum wage increase doesn’t include the costs incurred through changes to employee personal leave, vacation time, additional shift notices, on-call pay and equal pay for equal work. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

An Equal Pay PSA brought back the iconic television version of Batman, Robin and Batgirl to encourage equal pay for equal work way back in the 70s.

Despite all our strides as a global community, we are still woefully lagging behind on equal pay, equal representation in decision-making seats, and equal responsibility in the home.

President Barack Obama signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which gave workers the right to sue for equal pay for equal work.

Echoing Freymond’s comments, Bay explained the minimum wage increase doesn’t include the costs incurred through changes to employee personal leave, vacation time, additional shift notices, on-call pay and equal pay for equal work.

Upon noticing this, she filed a formal charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission due to equal pay discrimination.

However, the new law could strengthen the case for equal pay and equal opportunity down the road, and that’s what this years-long battle has required: grit, determination, and a concerted effort to get what you deserve no matter your gender.

In a society where women certainly are neither given equal opportunity nor provided with equal pay, this definitely is not a feasible bargain that you spend most of your money to keep your child safe while you are at work.

The General Workers’ Union has already requested an urgent meeting to establish how the equal pay for job of equal value and the compulsory trade union membership measures are going to be implemented.

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Bista was aggressively pursuing bilateral agreements with countries including Malaysia, Japan, UAE and Mauritius, which included provisions on equal pay for equal work and zero cost for migrant workers.

In the past decade, thirteen economies, including Belgium, South Africa, Liberia, Bolivia, Serbia and Vietnam, introduced laws mandating equal pay for equal work.

Equal pay for equal work - it's the law - as Carrie says.

He’s also known for his 1983 “comparable worth” ruling that women should get equal pay for equal work.

That means equal treatment and equal pay.

Their initial aim of having their work recognised for its equal value with that of the men in their own factory was broadened out to become a fight for equal pay for all women workers.

We expect our governments to make sure that the laws of equal pay for equal work are upheld.

Britain’s ranking was "ascribed to factors such as the decline of religious scruples about extramarital sex, the growth of equal pay and equal rights for women and a highly sexualised popular culture".

Following season 4 in 2016, Wright stated that she felt Claire Underwood was the equal of Frank Underwood and demanded equal pay for her performance.

Men and women received equal pay for equal work and performance.

This led him to believe that the labor theory of value would be vindicated, and equal amounts of labor would receive equal pay.

This principle calls for salaries that will draw and keep citizens of countries where salaries are highest, and also calls for equal pay for work of equal value independent of the employee's nationality.

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