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by shortandsweet 1937 days ago
Actually it's not a myth. Look up bureau of labor statistics. Women clearly make less than men. I feel something must be done to resolve compensation when controlling for skills, experience, etc, gender alone shouldn't result in lower pay.

https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11.htm
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ubersync 1937 days ago
Again, there is no difference in average hourly rate of wage. Men make more money than women because men (on average) work more hours a week as compared to women. Also men take fewer days off (on average). Thats the reason behind the mythical "wage gap". So, the correct term for it is "earnings gap".

In fact, the reverse is true for younger women. Younger women make more money than younger men: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2015/aug/29/women-in-20s-e...

edit: The updated link you provided tells average "weekly earning", not an hourly wage rate.

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shortandsweet 1937 days ago
Read the data. Salary jobs don't get paid more for working more. Paid vacation is the norm for professionals.

https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat39.htm

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ubersync 1937 days ago
> Salary jobs don't get paid more for working more.

Incorrect. Many salary jobs pay for over-time (and again, men are more likely to work over-time, on average).

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wfme 1937 days ago
You seem adamant that overtime makes up the entire difference. Do you have any data to back that up, or is this just a strongly held opinion?
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twic 1936 days ago
If you read the data carefully, it's more complicated than that.

https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-true-story-of-the-gende...

https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.p20161124

There have been a bunch of studies of this, and the conclusions are pretty consistent: women aren't paid less for doing equal work, they're paid less because they end up doing less or lower-paid work once they have children, because they do a disproportionate share of the childcare.

This should still be fixed, but it means the fix is mostly about what happens at home, not what happens at work, which is much more difficult.

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shortandsweet 1937 days ago
Oops wrong link

https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat39.htm

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