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People talk about a wage gap, say that women only make 70 some odd cents to the dollar that men make. I've seen people post studies that prove it. Then I've seen other people say that's not true, and they post studies that prove it. I don't know much about things, so I got no idea who's right. I want this settled just for my own benefit. Do women really get paid less than men for the same work? And none of that "well, women tend towards lower wage jobs so," or "women don't get maternity leave so," faffery. Here's the question: "Statistically speaking, in the United States of America, in the year 2016, if a man and a woman work the same job, have the same job title, put in the same hours, etc., are they paid the same?"
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Jan 30, 2016 01:38
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In discussions of the wage gap I've seen previously, the people who brought up women working lower wage jobs thing did it to argue against the wage gap. "Of course a nurse is going to be paid less than a doctor", they would say. I'm surprised to see that used as an argument for the existence of a wage gap.
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Jan 30, 2016 02:54
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Defenestration posted:I did not earn equal pay for equal work at my last job. My grad school buddy, hired 2 months after me, had the same position, in a female-dominated industry, and he still earned thousands more. If you don't mind me asking, why didn't you report your employer to the government? Or sue them?
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Jan 30, 2016 16:48
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