[afavour]

What a ridiculous response.

My objection is to explaining away observed data with unsupported assertion.

There is a pay gap = fact

The pay gap is largely attributable to women working in fields that pay less = fact

Women work in these fields because they choose to = unsupported assertion

Dress it up in some internal dialogue you have with yourself about “left” “right” and “woke” if you wish but it doesn’t speak to my point at all. You’re just settling on an answer that feels right to you and shutting down any further thought. “Everybody knows it’s true” is pure laziness.

[xigoi]

> Women work in these fields because they choose to = unsupported assertion

The assertion is supported by the fact that in most modern countries, women are free to choose what school they’ll go to.

[afavour]

And you’re saying that is the only factor that would determine what job someone does?