tragabigzanda wrote:just to clarify: i wasn't suggesting the wage gap is a myth, just that women aren't responsible for it. Joe and i have gone like six weeks without an argument and i'd like to keep it that way.
I think that was clear. I'm suggesting that the gender wage gap is a myth, so women spending time talking about it is them putting the boot on their own face. Or, maybe even better and also fitting the meme, most of the disparity that exists between men's and women's wages is due to choices that individual women make.
you can't be serious. the data is pretty clear that women make about $.78 on the dollar, and the "choice" of motherhood is typically something that includes both parents. i can't believe i even had to type that sentence.
oh m y god trag. The data does not remotely show that. The $.78 thing is entirely bullshit.
BurtReynolds wrote:damnit now I bottom paged my meme SEE WHAT YOU MADE ME DO
I could blame this on your own posting choices, but I understand that bottom-paging is a complex issue influenced by various factors, many relating to how society views posting
Anders wrote:I do not have a «neoliberal assessment of geopolitics», so please stop writing that I do.
The Argonaut wrote:Points for the gender wage gap being real: Any wage disparity is likely primarily due to women tending to take time away from the workforce in order to spend time being a mother. The case could be made that this is because of societal expectations that mothers should take primary responsibility for raising children. Sensible public policy, like mandated paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers, could help to shift that expectation and change that situation. Another point is that women still dominate historically "pink collar" professions, like nursing or librarianship. The case could certainly be made that these professions are underpaid due to a historical undervaluing of the work of women, and that it will take decades for those professions to catch up to the pay that they deserve.
Points for the gender wage gap being a myth: bitches be crazy
wait, did this muthafucka just say that librarians deserve more money?
