LC / / . 2 / 2 - - I P 2 k 3 ? - - gressional Research Service The Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 20540 PAY EQUITY - THE COMPARABLE WORTH ISSUE: EQUAL PAY FOR WORK OF EQUAL VALUE; BY WHAT STANDARDS AND BY WHAT MEANS? Alice L . Ahmu ty Analyst i n Labor Economics and Relations Economics Division April 20, 1983