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Re:When all job differences are accounted for, the pay gap a... by chickenfries on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @04:38PM (#14914368)
> As far as I know, people value things according to what value they obtain from them. There is no way for that to be 'sexist'.

I challenge you to question if either of these assumptions hold in all cases or just in an idealized world where everyone is a "rational consumer."

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Re:When all job differences are accounted for, the pay gap a... by darawk on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @04:41PM (#14914401)
No, certainly it doesn't happen in all cases. But the idea that there is a systematic bias against female-dominated professions is just silly.
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