political analyst wrote: » I cannot believe that a woman who does the same job as a man - in the same organisation - and works the same number of hours and has been in the organisation for just as long would be paid less than the man.
political analyst wrote: » Isn't it the case that a woman who has children might get paid less because of maternity leave and parental leave at other times and working a reduced number of days for that reason? That's not discrimination; that's biology.
Geuze wrote: » Two factors cause the gender earnings gap: (1) women have less human capital than men, i.e. education and experience (2) there is a family earnings penalty, i.e. mothers earn less than non-mothers. Have a read of this article in the JEP:https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.31.1.183
political analyst wrote: » That's not discrimination; that's biology.
meeeeh wrote: » political analyst wrote: » That's not discrimination; that's biology. I was born into a country with 2.5 percent pay gap and now I live in a country with 12% higher pay gap. Obviously my biological composition changed somehow. Anyway there are various reasons for pay gap but biological they are not. And frankly you do wonder for people's capacity to reason when they claim that.
cfuserkildare wrote: » How come, If men are paid more than women, is Sofía Vergara the highest paid star in Hollywood??
the_pen_turner wrote: » Have you any evidence to show this pay gap. I hadn't seen any fact put forward that show the true picture. I want like for like facts not overall generalisation s
kylith wrote: » She isn't. She's the highest paid woman on television. Jim Parsons is the highest paid actor on TV per episode. Pulling in, as best as I can find, double what Vergara does at $1m per episode.
Pac1Man wrote: » A quick search rebukes this!https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2017/09/26/the-worlds-highest-paid-tv-actresses-2017-sofia-vergara-leads-with-41-5-million-total-2/amp/ "With per-episode earnings of $1 million, Kelly Cuoco’s Big Bang Theory income, for example, is more than two times Vergara’s Modern Family paycheck." Kelly is on the same wage as Jim Parsons and Johnny Galecki. Sofia earns more per year due to endorsements. Is this just point scoring at this stage?
kylith wrote: » My info must have been old. Just wanted to say kudos to the BBT cast though; they all took a pay cut so Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch could get more pay parity.
Are Am Eye wrote: » Women are producing 14% less dubious resesrch and statistics in this thread. We must close the study gap
Deleted User wrote: » How can you tell who is male/female? :rolleyes:
B.A._Baracus wrote: » The whole gender pay gap is like the "only white people can be racist" thing... Both being absolutely crap but people like to cite as fact.
Are Am Eye wrote: » Easy. People who use roll eyes emot are little bitches.
amcalester wrote: » They're fierce moany.
andekwarhola wrote: » Obviously, baldly shouting sexism is inaccurate because if it were just that, surely women wouldn't progress in the workplace at all. Our company has a number of female directors for example. My overall manager is a woman as well. That said, it's wrong to simply point out the bald fact that many women's careers do stall or end because of children. It's hardly their fault that they're the gender that bears children and that parental leave often isn't equally available.
[Deleted User] wrote: » Tell that to the women who decide not to have children (or can't have children) and focus on their careers instead...
Deleted User wrote: » That's without even considering the time taken away from work for meetings, emergencies, and other activities related to her children, that requires her to miss a day or portions of the day. Childless people in the same department won't have those distractions or excuses to miss work, and therefore should be paid in a respectable manner.
andekwarhola wrote: » Dunno if you spotted the little pronoun 'many' in my post. That's what you write to distinguish between a lot but not all of the subjects at hand.
That said, it's wrong to simply point out the bald fact that many women's careers do stall or end because of children. It's hardly their fault that they're the gender that bears children and that parental leave often isn't equally available.
zedhead wrote: » But why is it those things are down to the mothers to do? You say childless people in the same department but what you mean is childless people and fathers. Children have 2 parents in the workplace - why aren't fathers missing just as much work for these things? One of the reasons I am thinking about not having children is because of this. It is my career that will be inevitably affected and not my partners. We need to start not only allowing couples to divide maternity leave however they see fit but also actively encouraging fathers to use this. It is easier for women to ask for a shortened week to spend more time with their family - its normal for women to ask for this but strange if a man was to.
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