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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by Sohcahtoa82 on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @08:28PM (#15504498)
> The $0.79 on the $1 shit has been debunked a million times yet is still persists for some reason.

Because a certain group of people insists that the original $0.77 on the $1 statistic DID control for career choice and the like...even though it didn't. Any claims to the contrary are obviously misogynistic lies continuing the patriarchy. \eyeroll\

I've always said...if the pay gap really WAS that big, then why would employers bother to hire men?

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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by jxramos on Thursday October 19, 2017 @02:31AM (#15505866)
That questioning of the gap being that big makes me think about this exchange Milton Friedman had with some college students in like the 70s or something regarding equal pay for equal work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsIpQ7YguGE
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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by crummy on Thursday October 19, 2017 @07:50AM (#15507083)
> I've always said...if the pay gap really WAS that big, then why would employers bother to hire men?

The proposed answer is that the employers are sexist. Even large corporations don't always act rationally.

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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by lovich on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @09:31PM (#15504762)
http://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/05/business/the-quiet-allure-...

That did in fact happen and was being done by economists. This was about 35 years ago though, so I have no idea if the effect is still in place

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