Gender Pay Gap

[AustinJames]

http://ftrhuman.blogspot.com/2014/11/feminism-part-1-gender-pay-gap.html

 

Thoughts on this would be appreciated.

[Lars]

I recall something said in a discussion with Dr. Warren Farrell regarding this topic - one particular study compared the income of male and female business owners, there is still a "pay gap" even though the apparent anti-women prejudice couldn't have possibly played a role. It was suggested that motivation could be a contributing factor. Men are mostly driven by a need to raise their own value/status as a provider whereas women are likely driven by the desire to ensure flexible, fulfilling, comfortable lives.

As Stefan says, raising children and the business world do not mix. Our time is limited, one endeavor must be compromised in favor of the other. Women are more at liberty to pursue something which is personally gratifying over boring, high demand, stressful occupations.

Either way, if it were true that women are automatically paid less than men (despite generating equivalent value) then where are all the businesses which only employ women for a necessary competitive advantage?

[Josh F]

I worked in a business which intentionally didn't hire women, and in general the industry only hired young and sexy women when they did hire women. And honestly, the real real truth of it was that women made worse employees in this particular business.  We were frequently complimented for not hiring eye candy and keeping the staff male.  I'm sure I'd run into the opposite if my industry was modeling or porn.  So were we being sexist?  Yeah maybe, but why is sexism bad?  

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