comparable worth

comparable-worth的词性：
n.（名词）

1. A theory holding that compensation for job classifications filled chiefly by women should be the same as for those classifications filled chiefly by men if the jobs, albeit dissimilar, are regarded as having equal value. According to this theory, workers' salaries should be calculated on a scale of socioeconomic value that transcends traditional supply and demand.
可比价值：一种理论，坚持主要由女人承担的工作分类的补偿应当与主要由男人承担的工作分类的补偿相同，尽管不同，被认为有相等价值。根据此理论，工人的薪水应当按超出传统的供应和需求的社会经济价值的尺度来计算