<span>Assuming that this is referring to the same excerpt regarding popular sovereignty that was posted before with this question, <span>the correct response would be that in order for this to work, only the majority has to be satisfied--meaning that a large group of people (as big as 49.99%) will be ultimately unhappy. </span></span>
The Equal Pay Act made it illegal for men and women to be paid different salaries for the same job. However, the gender pay gap still exists due to women receiving far fewer high-paying jobs than men.