Debunking the feminist wage gap myth | IN 60 SECONDS
The famous wage gap statistic—that for the same work women earn 77 cents on the dollar—that’s bogus.If employers could save 23 percent by hiring women, they’d fire all the men! The gap is just the difference between the average wages of all working men and women. It ignores factors that justify different pay: type of job, hours worked per week. When these are taken into account, the wage gap all but disappears. Now some equal pay activists acknowledge that factors like college major, hours worked per week—that these explain the gap. But, they insist, women choose different major and work fewer hours because of social pressure and sexist stereotypes. Well, it’s 2016, not 1960. American women today are free to choose. Why not respect their choices? Now, I’m not suggesting that things are perfect for women in the work place, but genuine reform will come from truth, not myth. If you want to see progress in the work place, stop promoting the phony wage gap statistic. What do you think we can do to stop the spread of misinformation?
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Debunking the feminist wage gap myth | IN 60 SECONDS
The famous wage gap statistic—that for the same work women earn 77 cents on the dollar—that’s bogus.If employers could save 23 percent by hiring women, they’d fire all the men! The gap is just the difference between the average wages of all working men and women. It ignores factors that justify different pay: type of job, hours worked per week. When these are taken into account, the wage gap all but disappears. Now some equal pay activists acknowledge that factors like college major, hours worked per week—that these explain the gap. But, they insist, women choose different major and work fewer hours because of social pressure and sexist stereotypes. Well, it’s 2016, not 1960. American women today are free to choose. Why not respect their choices? Now, I’m not suggesting that things are perfect for women in the work place, but genuine reform will come from truth, not myth. If you want to see progress in the work place, stop promoting the phony wage gap statistic. What do you think we can do to stop the spread of misinformation?