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If all of the items women prioritise above pay were related to the extra challenge of surviving in sexist workplaces as a woman, your comment would be valid. However that, and—possibly—working from home/remotely, are the only two where this applies (the latter was ranked similarly at 10.2% and 10.3%, and in the same position).
Adjusting for your argument the answers are as follows:
Men:
19.0% The compensation and benefits offered
17.6% The languages, frameworks, and other technologies I'd be working with
15.7% Opportunities for professional development
Women: 16.8%. Opportunities for professional development
16.4% The languages, frameworks, and other technologies I'd be working with
14.1%. The compensation and benefits offered
Note the large, almost 2% gap for women between pay and the previous priority, and the large, almost 2% gap for men between pay and the next priority.
Re:Developer Survey Results
by sweezyjeezy on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @08:49AM
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It's not clear to me that these are the same at all - if (emphasis) it is true that women do not value pay as much as men, and for this reason they apply for roles which lead them to be payed less - who exactly is the victim here? Are we not trusting women to know what jobs will make them happiest?
Re:Developer Survey Results
by SiempreViernes on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @09:16AM
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It is clear from their own accounts that many women face discrimination at their workplace, and that being subject to it brings significant costs.
Unless you want to argue that women should knowingly accept positions where they will be discriminated against, the effect of sexism is that the viable job pool for women is smaller for reasons outside their control.
Re:Developer Survey Results
by sweezyjeezy on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @09:34AM
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This is a fair point, I had not thought of it that way before.
It's a similar thing to those old (and way unethical) '70s and older studies they used to do to schoolchildren. Various forms of psychological abuse (telling them they aren't doing well even if they are, grouping them and prodding one group to harass the other) can negatively affects academic performance.
Is it though? Seems as though OP was just pointing out something interesting from the data. He was not making an argument for or against being labeled sexist. What is your solution to the pay gap between women and women, women and men, and men and men (specifically women and men though)?