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Re:When all job differences are accounted for, the pay gap a... by johnfn on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @04:49PM (#14914499)
> If you can't prove me men teachers are being paid more, your argument is invalid.

Teaching as a profession is underpaid, and I don't think that teaching being dominated by women is a coincidence.

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Re:When all job differences are accounted for, the pay gap a... by hackinthebochs on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @05:02PM (#14914616)
Why do discussions like this always avoid any talk about market value? Teachers are paid relatively less because its not hard to become a teacher and there are a lot of people willing to do it.
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Re:When all job differences are accounted for, the pay gap a... by gaius on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @05:01PM (#14914610)
Teachers are paid way, way more than soldiers or firefighters or refuse collectors or miners or meatpackers...
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Re:When all job differences are accounted for, the pay gap a... by blacksmith_tb on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @06:34PM (#14915298)
I don't think so, for all of those at least, e.g.

http://www.careerprofiles.info/middle-school-teacher-salarie...

http://www.careerprofiles.info/fire-fighter-salaries.html

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